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May 22, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 360-59 a bill to reform the federal prison system, the FIRST STEP Act (H.R. 5682). This legislation, sponsored by Representatives Doug Collins (R-Ga.) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), improves the federal prison system through the implementation of corrections policy reforms. These targeted reforms enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the federal prison system in order to control corrections spending, manage the prison population, provide educational and vocational training to inmates so they can successfully reenter society once released, and reduce recidivism.
May 22, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) today welcomed two new members to the bipartisan Policing Strategies Working Group: Representatives John Rutherford (R-Fla.) and Val Demings (D-Fla.). The bipartisan working group met today to discuss personal perspectives on policing with two law enforcement officers, Lt. Brett Parson of Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department and Assistant Chief Rodney Bryant of Atlanta’s Police Department.
May 22, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) today welcomed two new members to the bipartisan Policing Strategies Working Group: Representatives John Rutherford (R-Fla.) and Val Demings (D-Fla.). The bipartisan working group met today to discuss personal perspectives on policing with two law enforcement officers, Lt. Brett Parson of Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department and Assistant Chief Rodney Bryant of Atlanta’s Police Department.
May 22, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement on the House floor in support of the FIRST STEP Act (H.R. 5682). This legislation, sponsored by Representatives Doug Collins (R-Ga.) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), improves the federal prison system through the implementation of corrections policy reforms.
Chairman Goodlatte: Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 5682, the FIRST STEP Act. The bipartisan bill before us is a meaningful, historic criminal justice reform measure.
The FIRST STEP Act places a new focus on rehabilitation.
May 22, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement on the House floor in support of the FIRST STEP Act (H.R. 5682). This legislation, sponsored by Representatives Doug Collins (R-Ga.) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), improves the federal prison system through the implementation of corrections policy reforms.
Chairman Goodlatte: Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 5682, the FIRST STEP Act. The bipartisan bill before us is a meaningful, historic criminal justice reform measure.
The FIRST STEP Act places a new focus on rehabilitation.
May 22, 2018
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May 22, 2018
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May 21, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of May 21-25, 2018.
TUESDAY, MAY 2210:00 a.m.Full Committee
Hearing on: Oversight of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Witness: The Honorable Andrei Iancu, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, U.S.
May 21, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee recently approved bipartisan prison reform legislation, the First Step Act (H.R. 5682). This bill, sponsored by Representatives Doug Collins (R-Ga.) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), improves the federal prison system, provides educational and vocational training to inmates so they can successfully reenter society once released, and enhances public safety. The First Step Act has garnered widespread support.
May 21, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee recently approved bipartisan prison reform legislation, the First Step Act (H.R. 5682). This bill, sponsored by Representatives Doug Collins (R-Ga.) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), improves the federal prison system, provides educational and vocational training to inmates so they can successfully reenter society once released, and enhances public safety. The First Step Act has garnered widespread support.