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H.R. 5742

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5742, the BOPEN Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Oct 10, 2025 by Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R). It was referred to Appropriations, and last saw action on Oct 10, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Record

Text

H.R. 5742 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb5742/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5742 IH: Bureau of Prisons Earnings Now Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-10-10
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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. 5742  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   October 10, 2025   Mr. Van Drew  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Appropriations    A BILL
To provide for the payment of staff of the Bureau of Prisons.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Bureau of Prisons Earnings Now Act of 2025   or as the   BOPEN Act of 2025  .
2.
Payment of staff of the Bureau of Prisons
(a)
In general
There are hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2026 or fiscal year 2027 are not in effect such sums are necessary for the payment of salaries and expenses of the Bureau of Prisons.
(b)
Exception
Subsection (a) does not apply in the case of any officer of the Bureau of Prisons who is required to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-10-10
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Oct 10, 2025

hb5742/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (10/10/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R) sponsors H.R. 5742 alone.

Jeff Van Drew

Rep. · R–NJ-2 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 5742 went before 1 committee: Appropriations.

Appropriations
Appropriations
Referred To · Oct 10, 2025 · 91 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5742 has taken 2 actions since Oct 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Oct 10, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Oct 10, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.Appropriations Committee

Votes

H.R. 5742 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5742 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • BOPEN Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • BOPEN Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Bureau of Prisons Earnings Now Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To provide for the payment of staff of the Bureau of Prisons. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5742 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. 5742’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr5742/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