HR 6403 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2022

Introduced Jan 13, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Fred Keller R-PA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2022

This bill modifies the appointment procedures and term of service for the Director of the Bureau of Prisons.

Currently, the director is appointed by the Attorney General. This bill requires the director to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

The bill also limits the director to a single term of 10 years.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 13, 2022 to Mar 2, 2022, with 15 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalJan 13, 2022
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalJan 13, 2022
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalJan 13, 2022
R-NEDon BaconOriginalJan 13, 2022
R-OKFrank D. LucasOriginalJan 13, 2022
R-PAGlenn ThompsonOriginalJan 13, 2022
R-CAJay ObernolteOriginalJan 13, 2022
R-NJJefferson Van DrewOriginalJan 13, 2022
R-TXLance GoodenOriginalJan 13, 2022
R-INLarry BucshonOriginalJan 13, 2022
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalJan 13, 2022
R-ILMike BostOriginalJan 13, 2022
R-MNPete StauberOriginalJan 13, 2022
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalJan 13, 2022
R-ILRodney DavisOriginalJan 13, 2022
R-FLByron DonaldsJan 14, 2022
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordJan 14, 2022
R-WIGlenn GrothmanJan 19, 2022
R-NDKelly ArmstrongJan 19, 2022
D-NJAndy KimFeb 1, 2022
R-CADavid G. ValadaoFeb 9, 2022
R-MIPeter MeijerFeb 9, 2022
R-SCTom RiceMar 2, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  2. Jan 13, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Jan 13, 2022Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3545Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2022Identical billFeb 1, 2022

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 13, 2022Introduced in House

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