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Correctional Facilities Act of 1983

Introduced: April 26, 1983 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 98th Congress ended
It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 5, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
May 5, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Government Activities and Transportation.
May 5, 1983
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, Justice, GAO, GSA.
Apr 26, 1983
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Apr 26, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Apr 26, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Correctional Facilities Act of 1983 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to State and local governments to construct, expand, repair, renovate, or modernize correctional facilities. Provides a distribution formula based on State population, criminal population, and corrections expenditures. Allows States to utilize the grants to fund 75 percent of their corrections construction expenditures. Provides grants for demonstration projects.

Authorizes appropriations.

Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the Administrator of General Services to transfer or convey to State and local governments surplus property that the Attorney General recommends to be suitable for correctional facility use.

What's happening now May 5, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 12, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2747: Correctional Facilities Act of 1983. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2747/
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"H.R. 2747: Correctional Facilities Act of 1983." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2747/.
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H.R. 2747, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2747/.
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