United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4138 (118th)
Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2023
Introduced
14 June 2023
Last action
14 June 2023 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15], Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6], Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1], Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19], Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12], Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3], Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8], Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large], Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5], Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2], Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22], Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3], Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23], Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14], Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9], Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1], Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3], Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ], Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2023 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.
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Timeline
14 June 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
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14 June 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 June 2023
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 June 2023 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2023
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4138
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4138
- us · 118-hr-4138 · source updated 5 December 2025