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S. 1689 (97th)
A bill to authorize incarceration in Federal prisons of convicts sentenced to life imprisonment under the habitual criminal statute of a State.
Introduced
1 October 1981
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Status
Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Office of the Attorney General.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Directs the Federal Bureau of Prisons to accept custody of convicts who are sentenced to life imprisonment under State habitual criminal statutes, upon application of a State, to the extent that space is available in the Federal prison system.
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1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 1 October 1981
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/senate-bill/1689
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/s/1689