To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Education or the Department of Justice from being used to provide postsecondary courses in prisons.

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Bill Number

HR 4081

Introduced

Feb 25, 2014

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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Topics

Appropriations Correctional facilities and imprisonment Department of Education Department of Justice Education Education programs funding Executive agency funding and structure Higher education Law enforcement administration and funding

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Summary

Prohibits funds made available to the Department of Education or the Department of Justice (DOJ) from being used to provide postsecondary courses to inmates in federal or state prisons.

Actions

Jun 13, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Mar 20, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Feb 25, 2014

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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 25, 2014

Introduced in House

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