Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act of 2015
Latest action · Mar 9, 2016 Became Public Law No: 114-133.
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 22, 2015
- Passed SenateDec 16, 2015
- Passed HouseFeb 24, 2016
- To the PresidentMar 1, 2016
- Became lawMar 9, 2016Public Law 114-133
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)
Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to issue oleoresin capsicum spray (i.e., pepper spray) to officers and employees who respond to emergency situations at high-security, medium-security, and administrative facilities.
Officers and employees may use pepper spray to reduce violent acts by prisoners and visitors.
An officer of employee must complete a training course prior to receiving pepper spray and annually thereafter on its use.
(Sec. 3) The Government Accountability Office must: (1) evaluate the effect of issuing pepper spray on reducing crime and violence in high-security, medium-security, and administrative facilities; (2) evaluate the advisability of issuing pepper spray at low- or minimum-security facilities; and (3) recommend safety improvements for BOP officers and employees.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2015 to Sep 22, 2015; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Jan 22, 2015 |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | Jan 22, 2015 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Jan 22, 2015 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Jan 22, 2015 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Feb 10, 2015 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Feb 23, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Sep 22, 2015 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 22, 2015Discharged Dec 16, 2015 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 17, 2015 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jan 15, 2016 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2016Signed by President.
- Mar 9, 2016Became Public Law No: 114-133.
- Mar 1, 2016Presented to President.
- Feb 24, 2016Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Feb 24, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H865-869)
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H954 | Erik Paulsen R-MN | Feb 26, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H865–H869Text printed H865 | Bob Goodlatte R-VA, David B. McKinley R-WV, Lou Barletta R-PA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Tom Marino R-PA | Feb 24, 2016 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8703Text printed S8703 | Patrick J. Toomey R-PA, Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA | Dec 16, 2015 |
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.
CRS reports 6
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 6
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
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| IF10670 | Forest Service: FY2017 Appropriations and FY2018 Budget Request Archived | Resource | Jun 13, 2017 |
| IF10370 | Forest Service: FY2016 Discretionary Appropriations Archived | Resource | Mar 2, 2016 |
| R44189 | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF): FY2016 Appropriations Archived | Report | Dec 30, 2015 |
| R42158 | Klamath Basin Settlement Agreements Archived | Report | Oct 1, 2015 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 467 | CORRECTIONS Act | Related bill | Feb 11, 2015 |
| HR 472 | Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act of 2015 | Identical bill | Feb 19, 2015 |
| HR 759 | Corrections and Recidivism Reduction Act of 2016 | Related bill | Dec 23, 2016 |
| S 2123 | Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 | Related bill | Oct 26, 2015 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to issue oleoresin capsicum spray to officers and employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 16, 2015Referred in House
- Dec 16, 2015Engrossed in Senate
- Jan 22, 2015Introduced in Senate
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.
