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HR3012119th Congress

Improving Reentry for District of Columbia Residents in the Bureau of Prisons Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

Introduced

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.

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  • 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.

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Keep D.C. prisoners closer to home

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 extraordinary reasons and must send a written explanation within 30 days to House Judiciary and Oversight and Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. It would apply only to people in Bureau of Prisons custody under the D.C. Revitalization Act who lived in D.C. at sentencing. This would not block prerelease custody or transfers to start supervised release.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

DC • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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