US Congress House Bill 4364 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-03 - 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 Debtor's Prison Act of 2016 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 Debtor's Prison Act of 2016

Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2016-01-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2016-01-11	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4364/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4364/BILLS-114hr4364ih.pdf