To establish an inspections regime for the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish an inspections regime for the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Labor, Criminal Justice.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H5BA57C1B4E6A4F5EAA874790CC659BB4: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Prison Oversight Act.
- Section HA4F759A59D324750AC2BE3675D1C0DF4: 2. Creation of an inspections regime for the Bureau of Prisons Section 413 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:...
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish an inspections regime for the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Labor, Criminal Justice
Primary Purpose
This bill, To establish an inspections regime for the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on the …
Mrs. McBath (for herself and Mr. Armstrong) introduced the following …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Bureau of Prisons, Congressional oversight committees, DOJ Inspector General
Positive-direction: Congressional oversight committees, DOJ Inspector General
Negative-direction: Bureau of Prisons
Families of incarcerated persons, Incarcerated persons
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Bureau of Prisons. The term covered facility— means a correctional facility operated by the Bureau
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