HR 6985 · 118th Congress 2023โ€“2025, ended

BOP Release Card ID Act of 2024

Latest action · Jan 11, 2024 Referred to the House 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.

  1. IntroducedJan 11, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 11, 2024 to Nov 18, 2024; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ALBarry MooreOriginalJan 11, 2024
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJan 11, 2024
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalJan 11, 2024
D-PAChrissy HoulahanOriginalJan 11, 2024
R-TXDan CrenshawOriginalJan 11, 2024
R-NEDon BaconOriginalJan 11, 2024
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordOriginalJan 11, 2024
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalJan 11, 2024
R-NDKelly ArmstrongOriginalJan 11, 2024
D-MDKweisi MfumeOriginalJan 11, 2024
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalJan 11, 2024
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalJan 11, 2024
R-TXNathaniel MoranOriginalJan 11, 2024
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJan 11, 2024
R-CATom McClintockOriginalJan 11, 2024
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonJan 25, 2024
D-NJJefferson Van DrewFeb 23, 2024
R-PADaniel MeuserMar 1, 2024
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonMar 1, 2024
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Mar 15, 2024
R-FLByron DonaldsApr 19, 2024
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyNov 18, 2024
D-GALucy McBathNov 18, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jan 11, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 11, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Jan 11, 2024Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States The single subject of this legislation is: To provide a valid photo-identification card to qualified individuals upon release from BOP custody.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 6, January 11, 2024, page H108.

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.

ProductTitleKindPublished
IF12969Selected Issues in Tax Reform: Federal Subsidies for Municipal Bond InterestResourceApr 16, 2025

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3993BOP Release Card ID Act of 2024Related billMar 20, 2024

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require the Bureau of Prisons to issue identification documents to prisoners being released from Federal custody, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
BOP Release Card ID Act of 2024

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 11, 2024Introduced in House

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