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H.R. 3344

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3344, the Sovereign States Bureau of Prisons Restructuring Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on May 13, 2025 by Rep. Clay Higgins (R). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on May 13, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 3344 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb3344/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3344 IH: Sovereign States Bureau of Prisons Restructuring Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-13
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 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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3344  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 13, 2025   Mr. Higgins of Louisiana  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To direct the Attorney General to structure funding issued to the Bureau of Prisons as State block grants.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Sovereign States Bureau of Prisons Restructuring Act of 2025  .
2.
State block grant program for Bureau of Prisons funds
(a)
Development
Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall take such steps as necessary to develop a plan to—
(1)
return the amount of funding issued to the Bureau of Prisons to the amount issued to the Bureau in fiscal year 2019; and
(2)
structure funding issued pursuant to paragraph (1) to the Bureau of Prisons in the following manner—
(A)
50 percent of Bureau of Prison funds shall be converted to block grants issued to the States;
(B)
10 percent of Bureau of Prison funds shall be provided to the office of the Department of Justice administering a block grants under subparagraph (A); and
(C)
10 percent of Bureau of Prison funds shall be provided to the office of the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General for oversight of the block grants under subparagraph (A).
(b)
Implementation
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the plan developed under subsection (a) shall be implemented.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-05-13
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To direct the Attorney General to structure funding issued to the Bureau of Prisons as State block grants.

Sponsors

Rep. Clay Higgins (R) sponsors H.R. 3344 alone.

Clay Higgins

Rep. · R–LA-3 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 3344 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · May 13, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3344 has taken 2 actions since May 13, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 13, 2025
House
Introduced in House
May 13, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 3344 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3344 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Sovereign States Bureau of Prisons Restructuring Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Sovereign States Bureau of Prisons Restructuring Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To direct the Attorney General to structure funding issued to the Bureau of Prisons as State block grants. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3344 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3344’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr3344/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com