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HR 9185 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Improving Reentry for District of Columbia Residents in the Bureau of Prisons Act of 2022

Introduced: October 14, 2022 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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Oct 14, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 14, 2022
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1048)
Oct 14, 2022
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Improving Reentry for District of Columbia Residents in the Bureau of Prisons Act of 2022

This bill requires, subject to limited exceptions, that the Bureau of Prisons place an individual who is convicted of a felony under DC laws and who is a resident of DC when sentenced at a facility within 250 miles of DC unless the individual requests or consents to a more distant placement.

What's happening now October 14, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9185: Improving Reentry for District of Columbia Residents in the Bureau of Prisons Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9185/
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"H.R. 9185: Improving Reentry for District of Columbia Residents in the Bureau of Prisons Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9185/.
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H.R. 9185, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9185/.
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