US Congress House Bill 1724 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Introduced on March 24 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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

Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2017-03-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-03-24	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1724/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1724/BILLS-115hr1724ih.pdf