CORRECTIONS Act
Latest action · Oct 19, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6646-6655)
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.
- IntroducedOct 19, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Corrections Oversight, Recidivism Reduction, and Eliminating Costs for Taxpayers In Our National System Act of 2017 or the CORRECTIONS Act
This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review existing recidivism reduction programs and productive activities (e.g., a prison work program) in federal correctional facilities.
It amends the federal criminal code to:
- require the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to expand recidivism reduction programs and productive activities to all eligible prisoners;
- allow an additional period of prerelease custody for prisoners who earn time credits for successfully completing such programs;
- require DOJ to develop the Post-Sentencing Risk and Needs Assessment System;
- require presentence investigation reports to include certain information such as substance abuse history, military service, and veteran status; and
- permit a court to reduce a life prison term imposed on a defendant convicted as an adult for an offense committed as a juvenile.
The Administrative Office of the United States Courts must establish a supervised release pilot program to reduce recidivism and improve substance abuse recovery.
DOJ must evaluate reentry best practices and create reentry demonstration projects in judicial districts.
The bill amends the Second Chance Act of 2007 to make permanent and modify eligibility for an elderly offender early release pilot program.
Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017
The bill requires the BOP to allow a federal correctional officer to: (1) securely store firearms on BOP premises outside the security perimeter of the institution or in a vehicle lockbox, and (2) carry a concealed firearm on BOP premises outside the security perimeter of the institution.
National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2017
The bill establishes the National Criminal Justice Commission.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 19, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Original | Oct 19, 2017 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Oct 19, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Oct 19, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Oct 19, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6646-6655)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2405 | John Cornyn R-TX | Apr 25, 2018 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6786 | John Cornyn R-TX | Oct 25, 2017 |
| Senate | Text printed S6646–S6655 | John Cornyn R-TX (text) | Oct 19, 2017 |
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 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44087 | Risk and Needs Assessment in the Federal Prison System Archived | Report | Jul 10, 2018 |
Related bills 7
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 573 | National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2018 | Related bill | Dec 22, 2018 |
| HR 613 | Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017 | Related bill | May 16, 2018 |
| S 1084 | Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017 | Related bill | May 10, 2017 |
| HR 1607 | National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2017 | Related bill | Mar 31, 2017 |
| HR 1886 | National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2017 | Related bill | Apr 26, 2017 |
| S 1917 | Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017 | Related bill | Feb 15, 2018 |
| HR 6011 | To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize a court to reduce the term of imprisonment imposed on certain defendants convicted as an adult for an offense committed and completed before the defendant attained 18 years of age, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Jul 30, 2018 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- CORRECTIONS Act
- Corrections Oversight, Recidivism Reduction, and Eliminating Costs for Taxpayers In Our National System Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2017
- Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime prevention
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Firearms and explosives
- Government studies and investigations
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- U.S. Sentencing Commission
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Violent crime
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2017Introduced 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.
