# 119-hr-4355: Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025

119-hr-4355, Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA); status introduced (as of 2026-07-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4355
- Congress: 119
- Title: Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## Summary

**Shifts the Bureau of Prisons Director to a presidential nominee confirmed by the Senate and limits future directors to a single 10-year term.** The bill would change the current phrasing that the Director is appointed by and serves under the Attorney General to require appointment by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The person serving as Director at enactment could remain for up to three months and the President could nominate that person under the new process. Sponsors point to the Bureau’s more than $7 billion budget, oversight of 122 facilities, responsibility for over 176,000 inmates, and about 36,000 staff as the context for the change.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- President Picks Bureau of Prisons Director: mixed, low. This bill would require the President to nominate the Director of the Bureau of Prisons and the Senate to confirm that nominee. The Director would still serve directly under the Attorney General. Future Directors would be appointed to a single 10-year term and could serve only one term. The person…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-4355 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4355)

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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3633)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1383: Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1383)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4355 (as of 2026-07-19).