PREP Act
Latest action · Oct 25, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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 25, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 25, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 25, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Oct 25, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5676 | PREP Act | Identical bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- 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
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 25, 2021Introduced in Senate
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