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S 3060 United States Senate · 117th Congress

PREP Act

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.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeEstablishes prison education program to improve rehabilitation and reduce recidivism, aligning with criminal justice reform goals.90% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
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President
Introduced Oct 25, 2021 Last action Oct 25, 2021
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Oct 25, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Oct 25, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Brian Schatz
Brian Schatz
DDemocratic
HI
n/a
Co
Photo of Alex Padilla
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
CA
n/a
Co
Photo of Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
MN
n/a
Co
Photo of Benjamin L. Cardin
Benjamin L. Cardin
DDemocratic
MD
n/a
Co
Photo of Bernard Sanders
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
VT
n/a
Co
Photo of Chris Van Hollen
Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
MD
n/a
Co
Photo of Christopher Murphy
Christopher Murphy
DDemocratic
CT
n/a
Co
Photo of Cory A. Booker
Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
NJ
n/a
Co
Photo of Richard Blumenthal
Richard Blumenthal
DDemocratic
CT
n/a
Co
Photo of Richard J. Durbin
Richard J. Durbin
DDemocratic
IL
n/a
Co
Photo of Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
DDemocratic
OR
n/a