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Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025

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What this bill does

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This bill changes how the head of the Bureau of Prisons is chosen. Right now, the Attorney General picks the director, but this bill would require the President to pick the director and the Senate to approve the choice. It also limits the director to serving just one term of 10 years.

Sponsor

Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]

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Introduced

February 24, 2025

Policy Area

Crime and Law Enforcement

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