S. 698 119th Congress Senate

Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Introduced: February 24, 2025 Introduced by: Mitch McConnell Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement Correctional facilities and imprisonmentDepartment of JusticeFederal officials

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Became law

Feb 24, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Feb 24, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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What's happening now February 24, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025

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.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

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Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

ATRIO CONSULTING GROUP, LLC
for COUNCIL OF PRISON LOCALS 33 · Arkansas · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
ATRIO CONSULTING GROUP, LLC
for COUNCIL OF PRISON LOCALS 33 · Arkansas · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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Cosponsors 7

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Mar 9, 2026

Ossoff, Jon

Georgia · Apr 2, 2025

Cassidy, Bill

Louisiana · Mar 24, 2025

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Feb 24, 2025

Grassley, Chuck

Iowa · Feb 24, 2025

Lankford, James

Oklahoma · Feb 24, 2025

Paul, Rand

Kentucky · Feb 24, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 698: Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-698/

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