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PREP Act

Introduced: October 22, 2021 Introduced by: Dean, Madeleine Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Oct 22, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 22, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Reentry through Education in Prisons Act of 2021 or the PREP Act

This bill establishes, within the Bureau of Prisons, an Office of Prison Education. The office must provide educational services to incarcerated individuals in federal prisons and correctional institutions.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5676: PREP Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5676/
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"H.R. 5676: PREP Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5676/.
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H.R. 5676, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5676/.
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