Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2022
Summary
Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2022 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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 1, 2022
Last action Feb 1, 2022
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Actions timeline
Total actions
2
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0
Committee
1
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S445)
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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