Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2017
Sponsored By: Representative Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
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Summary
Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2017 This bill requires federal, state, and local governments to directly operate and perform core services at adult prisons and detention centers. It reestablishes parole for eligible federal prisoners sentenced on or after January 1, 2017. (The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 eliminated parole for offenders convicted of federal crimes committed after November 1, 1987.) It requires financial service providers at prisons and detention centers to impose reasonable and proportional fees and charges for money transfer services. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must assess such fees or charges. The Federal Communications Commission must cap prison phone call rates and connection charges, require telecommunications providers to offer collect and debit account call services, restrict commission payments and ancillary charges, and require correctional facility administrators to allow more than one telecommunications provider. The bill eliminates the requirement for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to maintain at least 34,000 detention beds. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must establish alternatives to detention programs and determine detention bed capacity based solely on detention needs. DHS must conduct annual inspections and routine oversight of detention facilities. The bill prohibits family detention; requires alternatives to detention programs for detained family units; and prohibits separating a family to detain a family member, except to detain an alien parent who is dangerous and inadmissible on terrorism grounds. Finally, the bill establishes a private right of action for a person aggrieved by a violation of this bill.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/13/2017
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 7/13/2017
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/13/2017
JOSE SERRANO
NY • D
Sponsored 7/13/2017
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/13/2017
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/13/2017
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/13/2017
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/13/2017
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 7/13/2017
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/13/2017
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/14/2017
Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 7/25/2017
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/26/2017
WM. CLAY
MO • D
Sponsored 7/27/2017
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 7/27/2017
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/27/2017
Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]
NJ • D
Sponsored 8/4/2017
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/6/2017
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 9/6/2017
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/6/2017
MICHAEL CAPUANO
MA • D
Sponsored 9/6/2017
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 9/6/2017
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
Sponsored 9/11/2017
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/11/2017
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/11/2017
JOSEPH CROWLEY
NY • D
Sponsored 9/11/2017
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/11/2017
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 9/13/2017
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 9/14/2017
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/14/2017
LUIS GUTIERREZ
IL • D
Sponsored 9/26/2017
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/27/2017
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/27/2017
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/2/2017
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 10/2/2017
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/5/2017
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 10/11/2017
SUSAN DAVIS
CA • D
Sponsored 10/11/2017
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/11/2017
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 10/19/2017
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/24/2017
Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/31/2017
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 11/15/2017
Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 11/15/2017
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 11/29/2017
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/16/2018
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/16/2018
PETER VISCLOSKY
IN • D
Sponsored 4/16/2018
Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/23/2018
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/26/2018
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/19/2018
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