HR 132 United States House · 117th Congress

Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2021

Summary
Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2021 This bill establishes a new early release option for certain federal prisoners. Specifically, the Bureau of Prisons must release early an offender who has completed at least half of his or her sentence if such offender has attained age 45, has never been convicted of a crime of violence, and has not received any institutional disciplinary violations.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
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Introduced Jan 4, 2021 Last action Mar 1, 2021
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Mar 1, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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Jan 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Jan 4, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Sheila Jackson Lee
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TX
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