End of Debtors Prison Act of 2017
Latest action · Apr 6, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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.
- IntroducedMar 24, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
End of Debtors Prison Act of 2017
This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to prohibit the Department of Justice from allocating Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program funding to a state or local government that has a contract with a person (e.g., a private probation company) who: (1) collects unpaid debt (i.e., state- or court-imposed fines or fees) from an individual placed on probation for failing to pay such debt; and (2) charges separate fees (e.g., monthly fees) to the probationer with respect to the collection.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 24, 2017 to Sep 6, 2017; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 24, 2017 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Mar 24, 2017 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Mar 24, 2017 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Mar 24, 2017 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Mar 24, 2017 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Mar 24, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Mar 24, 2017 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Mar 24, 2017 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Mar 28, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | May 16, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jun 21, 2017 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Sep 6, 2017 |
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 Mar 24, 2017 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Apr 6, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Mar 24, 2017Introduced in House
- Mar 24, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 52, March 24, 2017, page H2445.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4364 | End of Debtor's Prison Act of 2016 | Reintroduction of | Feb 3, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title V of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to prohibit Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants from being made available to a State or unit of local government that has a contract with a person that charges a fee to pay-only probationers, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- End of Debtors Prison Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 24, 2017Introduced 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.
