United States · Bill · S
S. 1189 (99th)
A bill to authorize incarceration in Federal prisons of convicts sentenced to life imprisonment under the habitual criminal statute of a State.
Introduced
22 May 1985
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Status
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Directs the Federal Bureau of Prisons, upon application of a State, to accept custody of convicts who are sentenced to life imprisonment under State habitual criminal statutes, to the extent that space is available in the Federal prison system.
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1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 22 May 1985
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/senate-bill/1189
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/s/1189