PREP Act

Summary

Promoting Reentry Through Education in Prisons Act of 2019 or the PREP Act This bill establishes, within the Bureau of Prisons, an Office of Correctional Education. The office must provide educational services to incarcerated individuals in federal prisons and correctional institutions.

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Timeline

1. 7 May 2019

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 May 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 7 May 2019 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 May 2019

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 May 2019

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 7 May 2019

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Sponsors

• Brian Schatz · D · Sponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
• Jeff Merkley · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Sponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
• Chris Van Hollen · D · Sponsor
• Michael Bennet · D · Sponsor
• Ron Wyden · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
• Bernie Sanders · I · Cosponsor
• Tammy Duckworth · D · Cosponsor
• Tina Smith · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

Related records

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