S. 3545 · 117th Congress
Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2022
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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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 1, 2022
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2022
Latest action (Feb 1, 2022): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S445)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 1, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.