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End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2019

USA116th CongressHR-4970| House 
| Updated: 12/18/2019
Bonnie Watson Coleman

Bonnie Watson Coleman

Democratic Representative

New Jersey

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2019 This bill phases out the use of private prisons and private, for-profit community confinement facilities (e.g., halfway houses) to confine individuals serving terms for federal offenses. It also requires the Bureau of Prisons to provide inmates with counseling about resources in their communities as part of prerelease procedures and certain postrelease information about any fines, assessments, or other penalties connected to their convictions.
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Timeline
Oct 31, 2019
Introduced in House
Oct 31, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 18, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • October 31, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • October 31, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • December 18, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Congressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal procedure and sentencingGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementPublic contracts and procurement

End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2019

USA116th CongressHR-4970| House 
| Updated: 12/18/2019
End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2019 This bill phases out the use of private prisons and private, for-profit community confinement facilities (e.g., halfway houses) to confine individuals serving terms for federal offenses. It also requires the Bureau of Prisons to provide inmates with counseling about resources in their communities as part of prerelease procedures and certain postrelease information about any fines, assessments, or other penalties connected to their convictions.
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Timeline
Oct 31, 2019
Introduced in House
Oct 31, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 18, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • October 31, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • October 31, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • December 18, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Bonnie Watson Coleman

Bonnie Watson Coleman

Democratic Representative

New Jersey

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal procedure and sentencingGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementPublic contracts and procurement