# 119-hr-3012: Improving Reentry for District of Columbia Residents in the Bureau of Prisons Act of 2025

119-hr-3012, Improving Reentry for District of Columbia Residents in the Bureau of Prisons Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3012
- Congress: 119
- Title: Improving Reentry for District of Columbia Residents in the Bureau of Prisons Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-24
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Keep D.C. residents serving federal custody close to home.** This bill would require the Bureau of Prisons to place most District of Columbia residents sentenced under the D.C. legacy statute in facilities no more than 250 miles from Washington, D.C., unless the person asks for a farther placement or the Director finds extraordinary circumstances. - Families and communities will likely find visiting and reentry planning easier because more people would be housed nearer to D.C. - Covered individuals remain eligible for prerelease custody and transfers to begin supervised release under existing federal law, preserving those transition options. - The Bureau may exceed the 250-mile limit only for documented "extraordinary circumstances." In those cases the Director must provide a written explanation within 30 days to the House Judiciary Committee, House Oversight and Reform Committee, Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. - The placement rule would take effect no later than two years after enactment.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Keep D.C. prisoners closer to home: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Bureau of Prisons would keep eligible D.C. residents within 250 miles of Washington, D.C. This would start no later than two years after enactment. The limit would not apply if the person asks for or agrees to a farther placement. The Director could go beyond 250 miles only for extr…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-3012 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3012)

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- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3012 (as of 2025-12-21).