# 116-hr-4018: To provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner, and for other purposes.

116-hr-4018, To provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL); status Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 392. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4018
- Congress: 116
- Title: To provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner, and for other purposes.
- Status: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 392.
- Introduced: 2019-07-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill modifies the eligibility criteria for an elderly offender to qualify for early release from prison and placement in home detention. Specifically, it reduces the amount of a prison term an elderly offender must serve by the amount of good time credits earned by the offender.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] (R-GA), 2019-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2019-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2019-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2019-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2019-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2019-08-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2019-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2019-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2019-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2019-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-1754: Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-4018 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4018)

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- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1830)
- [116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1773)
- [116-hr-1754: Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1754)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4018 (as of 2025-11-18).