United States · Bill · S
S. 1784 (114th)
Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2015
Introduced
16 July 2015
Last action
16 July 2015 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5172)
Sponsors
Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY], Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY], Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2015 This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Currently, the Director is appointed by the Attorney General. The bill permits continued service by the incumbent Director for three months after the date of enactment. The President may appoint that individual to be the Director of the Bureau of Prisons in accordance with the requirements of this Act.
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Timeline
16 July 2015
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5172)
Source: IntroReferral
16 July 2015
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 16 July 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2016
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1784
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1784
- us · 114-s-1784 · source updated 10 August 2026