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
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
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Became law
Oct 14, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 14, 2022
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1048)
Oct 14, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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