119th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement
S. 698: Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- Passed House (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill modifies the appointment procedures and term of service for the Director of the Bureau of Prisons.
Currently, the director is appointed by the Attorney General. This bill requires the director to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
The bill also limits the director to a single term of 10 years.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Marsha Blackburn R-TNOriginal
- Charles Grassley R-IAOriginal
- James Lankford R-OKOriginal
- Rand Paul R-KYOriginal
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- Jon Ossoff D-GA
- Christopher Coons D-DE
Who scored on this bill
- 1Mitch McConnell SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Mitch McConnell.
Show the full action history (2 actions)
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.