Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025

Sponsored bySen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]KY· Introduced 24 février 2025

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

24 février 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Introduced in Senate · Updated 7 mai 2025

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.

Timeline

2 actions

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
24 février 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
24 février 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

7 cosponsors

Sponsor

Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]KY

Cosponsors

Democrat229%
Republican571%

Democrat:Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]DE
Democrat:Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]GA
Republican:Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]LA
Republican:Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]TN
Republican:Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]KY
Republican:Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]OK
Republican:Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]IA

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Crime and Law Enforcement

Legislative subjects

Correctional facilities and imprisonmentDepartment of JusticeFederal officials

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