HR 8131 United States House · 118th Congress

Bureau of Prisons Inmate Trust Fund Accountability Act

This bill requires the Bureau of Prisons to digitize and centralize federal prison inmate trust fund accounts (including prison funds and commissary accounts) by September 2025. It mandates monthly transfers of account data to the Treasury Offset Program for debt collection, prioritizing victim restitution, then child support, and finally other debts exceeding $500 annually. The bill also creates a joint task force to review and improve debt collection processes and anti-money laundering oversight of these accounts. The task force must submit reports within one year detailing findings and recommendations for strengthening these systems.
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Introduced Apr 26, 2024 Last action Apr 26, 2024
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Apr 26, 2024
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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