PREP Act

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Bill Number

HR 5676

Introduced

Oct 22, 2021

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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Cosponsors

Topics

Academic performance and assessments Adult education and literacy Census and government statistics Correctional facilities and imprisonment Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Justice Detention of persons Educational guidance Employment and training programs Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Higher education Intergovernmental relations Performance measurement State and local government operations Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Vocational and technical education

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Summary

Promoting Reentry through Education in Prisons Act of 2021 or the PREP Act

This bill establishes, within the Bureau of Prisons, an Office of Prison Education. The office must provide educational services to incarcerated individuals in federal prisons and correctional institutions.

Actions

Nov 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 2, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Oct 22, 2021

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Oct 22, 2021

Introduced in House

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