United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 223 (112th)
Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2011
Introduced
7 January 2011
Last action
24 January 2011 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sponsors
Sheila Jackson Lee, Keith Ellison
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to direct the Bureau of Prisons, pursuant to a good time policy, to release a prisoner who has served one half or more of his or her term of imprisonment if that prisoner: (1) has attained age 45; (2) has never been convicted of a crime of violence; and (3) has not engaged in any violation, involving violent conduct, of institutional disciplinary regulations.
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Timeline
7 January 2011
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
7 January 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 January 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 January 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 7 January 2011 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 January 2011
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 January 2011
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 7 January 2011
Sponsors
- Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Sponsor
- Keith Ellison · D · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/223
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/223
- us · 112-hr-223 · source updated 14 August 2025