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HR 5742 119th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

BOPEN Act of 2025

Introduced: October 10, 2025 Introduced by: Van Drew, Jefferson Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Oct 10, 2025
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bureau of Prisons Earnings Now Act of 2025 or the BOPEN Act of 2025

This bill provides appropriations for the salaries and expenses of staff of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2026 or FY2027 are not in effect (i.e., a government shutdown). The bill does not apply to any officer of the BOP who is required to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. 

What's happening now October 10, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5742: BOPEN Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5742/
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"H.R. 5742: BOPEN Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5742/.
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H.R. 5742, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5742/.
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[H.R. 5742: BOPEN Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5742/)
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