3.0.0 4355 2026-04-06T15:55:17Z 2026-04-06T15:55:17Z House H HR 2025-07-10 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4355 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 119 (Thursday, July 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania:H.R. 4355.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution inthat the legislation exercises legislative powers granted toCongress by that clause ``to make all Laws which shall benecessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers and all other Powers vested by theConstitution in the Government of the United States or anyDepartment or Office thereof.''[Page H3201]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-07-10T15:01:05Z Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025 119 698 S 2025-02-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2025-07-10 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2025-07-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-07-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] Glenn Thompson R PA 15 N L000601 Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] Greg Landsman D OH 1 2025-07-10 True D000230 Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] Donald Davis D NC G. 1 2025-07-23 False Crime and Law Enforcement Crime and Law Enforcement 2025-07-31T12:10:36Z 00 2025-07-10 Introduced in House 2026-04-06T15:54:47Z Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025 

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.

]]> Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025 Display Title 45 Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025 2025-07-23T02:08:22Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025 2025-07-23T02:08:21Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 2025-07-23T02:03:30Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2025-07-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4355ih/xml/BILLS-119hr4355ih.xml 2025-07-10 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.