HR 994 United States House · 117th Congress

Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2021

Summary

Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2021 This bill prohibits private for-profit entities from operating confinement facilities (e.g., prisons) or providing electronic monitoring of released persons at the federal, state, and local levels. The bill also establishes various requirements related to the standards of detention and availability of services at confinement facilities. The bill provides for the establishment of limits on the fees and charges for financial services (e.g., money transfer services), caps on the rates charged for communications services, detention standards and oversight requirements related to the detention of noncitizens, and community-based alternatives to the detention or separation of family units apprehended under immigration authorities.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

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Introduced Feb 11, 2021 Last action Apr 23, 2021

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Committee

Apr 23, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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Feb 12, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

lower

Feb 12, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.

lower

Feb 11, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

lower

Feb 11, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 38 co-sponsors