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H.R. 994 (117th)

Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2021

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Introduced

11 February 2021

Last action

23 April 2021 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Sponsors

Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Michael San Nicolas, Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14], Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16], Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15], Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11], Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]

Subjects

Immigration

Source updated

3 January 2025

Immigration

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Summary

Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2021 This bill prohibits private for-profit entities from operating confinement facilities (e.g., prisons) or providing electronic monitoring of released persons at the federal, state, and local levels. The bill also establishes various requirements related to the standards of detention and availability of services at confinement facilities. The bill provides for the establishment of limits on the fees and charges for financial services (e.g., money transfer services), caps on the rates charged for communications services, detention standards and oversight requirements related to the detention of noncitizens, and community-based alternatives to the detention or separation of family units apprehended under immigration authorities.

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Timeline

  1. 11 February 2021

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, and Homeland Security, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 11 February 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 11 February 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 12 February 2021

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.

    Source: Committee

  5. 23 April 2021

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

    Source: Committee

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