HR 994
117th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Border security and unlawful immigration
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Contracts and agency
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Family relationships
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Immigration status and procedures
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
State and local government operations
Telecommunication rates and fees
User charges and fees
Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2021
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5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Feb 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Feb 11, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, and Homeland Security, 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.
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2021
This bill prohibits private for-profit entities from operating confinement facilities (e.g., prisons) or providing electronic monitoring of released persons at the federal, state, and local levels.
The bill also establishes various requirements related to the standards of detention and availability of services at confinement facilities. The bill provides for the establishment of
- limits on the fees and charges for financial services (e.g., money transfer services),
- caps on the rates charged for communications services,
- detention standards and oversight requirements related to the detention of noncitizens, and
- community-based alternatives to the detention or separation of family units apprehended under immigration authorities.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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Cosponsors
30
MALONEY, CAROLYN
D
Torres, Norma J.
D
Foster, Bill
D
Chu, Judy
D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
D
Torres, Ritchie
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
D
Carson, André
D
Escobar, Veronica
D
Espaillat, Adriano
D
Gallego, Ruben
D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
D
Gomez, Jimmy
D
Jayapal, Pramila
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
D
McCollum, Betty
D
McGovern, James P.
D
Meng, Grace
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
D
Omar, Ilhan
D
Pocan, Mark
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
D
Smith, Adam
D
Takano, Mark
D
Tlaib, Rashida
D
Vargas, Juan
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
D
Welch, Peter
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 994: Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-994/
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