US Congress House Bill 2944 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on October 21 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-10-21 - Became Public Law No: 112-44.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2011 - Extends the United States Parole Commission for two years. Directs the Commission to report the following with regard to each type of case over which it has jurisdiction for FY2006-FY2011: (1) the number of offenders; (2) the number of hearings, record reviews, and National Appeals Board considerations conducted by the Commission; (3) the number of hearings conducted by the Commission by type of hearing; (4) the number of record reviews conducted by the Commission by type of consideration; (5) the number of warrants issued and executed compared to the number requested; (6) the number of revocation determinations by the Commission; (7) the distribution of initial offenses; (8) the distribution of subsequent offenses; (9) the percentage of offenders paroled or re-paroled compared with the percentage of offenders continued to expiration of sentence; (10) the percentage of cases in which the primary and secondary examiner disagreed on the appropriate disposition of the case, the release conditions to be imposed, or the reasons for the decision; (11) the percentage of revocation and non-revocation hearings in which the offender is accompanied by a representative; (12) the number of administrative appeals and the action of the National Appeals Board in relation to those appeals; and (13) the Commission's annual expenditures for offenders. Directs the Commission also to report on: (1) the percentage of decisions within, above, or below its decision guidelines for federal initial hearings and federal and D.C. Code revocation hearings; (2) the projected number of federal offenders that will be under its jurisdiction as of October 31, 2014; (3) an estimate of the date on which no federal offenders will remain under its jurisdiction; and (4) its annual expenditures, including travel expenses and the annual salaries of its members and staff for FY2006-FY2011.

United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2011

Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]

Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]

Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]

Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]

2011-09-20 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Y: 415 N: 0 NV: 18 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-10-21	Senate	Became Public Law No: 112-44.
2011-10-21	Senate	Signed by President.
2011-10-13	Senate	Presented to President.
2011-10-12	Senate	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2011-10-12	Senate	On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H6841)
2011-10-12	Senate	Mr. Smith (TX) asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H6841)
2011-10-07	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2011-10-06	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2011-10-06	Senate	S.AMDT.736 Amendment SA 736 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2011-10-06	Senate	S.AMDT.736 Amendment SA 736 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Coburn. (consideration: CR S6352; text: CR S6352)To authorize a 2 year extension of the Parole Commission.
2011-10-06	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6351-6352)
2011-09-21	Senate	Received in the Senate, read twice.
2011-09-20	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2011-09-20	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 712). (text: CR H6243)
2011-09-20	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6255-6256)
2011-09-20	House	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Smith (TX) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
2011-09-20	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2944.
2011-09-20	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6243-6244)
2011-09-20	House	Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2011-09-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2944/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2944/BILLS-112hr2944ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2944/BILLS-112hr2944eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2944/BILLS-112hr2944eas.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2944/BILLS-112hr2944enr.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2011712