3.0.0 1724 2023-01-11T13:35:31Z 2023-01-11T13:35:31Z House HR 2017-03-24 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 52 (Friday, March 24, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TAKANO:H.R. 1724.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H2445]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2017-04-06T21:25:17Z Referred to 2017-03-24T13:01:10Z 2017-04-06 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2017-03-24 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-03-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 N E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2017-03-24 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2017-03-24 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2017-03-24 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2017-03-24 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2017-03-24 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2017-03-24 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2017-03-24 True N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2017-03-24 True E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2] Dwight Evans D PA 2 2017-03-28 False R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2017-05-16 False M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] Jerry McNerney D CA 9 2017-06-21 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2017-09-06 False Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Debt collection Government information and archives Law enforcement administration and funding Public contracts and procurement State and local government operations User charges and fees Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-03-24 Introduced in House 2017-03-31T20:54:01Z End of Debtors Prison Act of 2017

This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to prohibit the Department of Justice from allocating Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program funding to a state or local government that has a contract with a person (e.g., a private probation company) who: (1) collects unpaid debt (i.e., state- or court-imposed fines or fees) from an individual placed on probation for failing to pay such debt; and (2) charges separate fees (e.g., monthly fees) to the probationer with respect to the collection.

]]> End of Debtors Prison Act of 2017 Display Title End of Debtors Prison Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend title V of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to prohibit Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants from being made available to a State or unit of local government that has a contract with a person that charges a fee to pay-only probationers, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced End of Debtors Prison Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1724ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1724ih.xml 2017-04-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.