# 117-hr-8096: PREA Rights Enforcement Act of 2022

117-hr-8096, PREA Rights Enforcement Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8096
- Congress: 117
- Title: PREA Rights Enforcement Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2022-06-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

PREA Rights Enforcement Act of 2022 This bill allows a person to file a civil action against the United States for violations in a federal prison of established national standards for the detection, prevention, reduction, and punishment of prison rape.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2022-07-05T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-8096 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8096)

## Related
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- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-8770: Expanding the VOTE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8770)
- [117-hr-7910: Protecting Our Kids Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7910)
- [117-hconres-89: Expressing opposition to the criminalization of essential health care, includin…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hconres-89)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8096 (as of 2025-11-18).