Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2022

Summary

Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2022 This bill modifies the appointment procedures and term of service for the Director of the Bureau of Prisons. Currently, the director is appointed by the Attorney General. This bill requires the director to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The bill also limits the director to a single term of 10 years.

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Timeline

1. 1 February 2022

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 February 2022

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S445)

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 1 February 2022 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 1 February 2022

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 1 February 2022

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Sponsors

• Mitch McConnell · R · Sponsor
• Rand Paul · R · Sponsor
• Mike Lee · R · Sponsor
• Kyrsten Sinema · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
• Jon Ossoff · D · Sponsor
• Chuck Grassley · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2023
• related to → Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2022
• related to ← Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2019