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HR 6403 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Correctional facilities and imprisonment Department of Justice Federal officials

Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2022

Introduced: January 13, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 13, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 13, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2022

This bill modifies the appointment procedures and term of service for the Director of the Bureau of Prisons.

Currently, the director is appointed by the Attorney General. This bill requires the director to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

The bill also limits the director to a single term of 10 years.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3545 Identical bill Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 1 Republican 15
Rice, Tom
· Mar 2, 2022
Meijer, Peter
· Feb 9, 2022
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Feb 9, 2022
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Feb 1, 2022
Armstrong, Kelly
· Jan 19, 2022
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jan 19, 2022
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jan 14, 2022
 R
Donalds, Byron
Florida · Jan 14, 2022
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jan 13, 2022
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Jan 13, 2022
Bucshon, Larry
· Jan 13, 2022
Davis, Rodney
· Jan 13, 2022
 R
Gooden, Lance
Texas · Jan 13, 2022
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jan 13, 2022
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jan 13, 2022
McKinley, David
· Jan 13, 2022
 R
Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Jan 13, 2022
 R
Obernolte, Jay
California · Jan 13, 2022
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Jan 13, 2022
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jan 13, 2022
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Jan 13, 2022
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jan 13, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6403: Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6403/
MLA
"H.R. 6403: Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6403/.
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H.R. 6403, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6403/.
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