Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2009
Latest action · Feb 9, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 6, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2009- Amends the federal criminal code to direct the Bureau of Prisons, pursuant to a good time policy, to release a prisoner who has served one half or more of his or her term of imprisonment if that prisoner: (1) has attained age 45; (2) has never been convicted of a crime of violence; and (3) has not engaged in any violation, involving violent conduct, of institutional disciplinary regulations.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 2, 2009 to Oct 29, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Mar 2, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Oct 29, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 6, 2009 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Feb 9, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jan 6, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 6, 2009Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E561 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Mar 5, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-67 | OVER-CRIMINALIZATION OF CONDUCT/ OVER-FEDERALIZATION OF CRIMINAL LAW168 pages | Judiciary Committee | Jul 22, 2009 |
| Serial No. 111-89 | FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS OVERSIGHT286 pages | Judiciary Committee | Jul 21, 2009 |
| Serial No. 111-27 | UNFAIRNESS IN FEDERAL COCAINE SENTENCING: IS IT TIME TO CRACK THE 100 TO 1 DISPARITY?230 pages | Judiciary Committee | May 21, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 6, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
