Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 1, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 4, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2021
This bill establishes a new early release option for certain federal prisoners.
Specifically, the Bureau of Prisons must release early an offender who has completed at least half of his or her sentence if such offender has attained age 45, has never been convicted of a crime of violence, and has not received any institutional disciplinary violations.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jan 4, 2021Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2021Introduced in House
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