S 1337
116th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Academic performance and assessments
Adult education and literacy
Census and government statistics
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Department of Justice
Detention of persons
Educational guidance
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Higher education
Intergovernmental relations
Performance measurement
State and local government operations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Vocational and technical education
PREP Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Promoting Reentry Through Education in Prisons Act of 2019 or the PREP Act
This bill establishes, within the Bureau of Prisons, an Office of Correctional Education. The office must provide educational services to incarcerated individuals in federal prisons and correctional institutions.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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