Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Feb 24, 2025, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedFeb 24, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 62 words.
Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025 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.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
- Sponsor
- 3 of 72 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 581 words
- Subjects
- Correctional facilities and imprisonmentDepartment of JusticeFederal officials
- Latest action
- Feb 24, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th H.R. 4355 Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025 R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]