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HR 4355 · in committee · major

Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill changes how the Director of the Bureau of Prisons is appointed and sets their term limits.
  • The Director's appointment shifts from the Attorney General to the President with Senate confirmation.
  • The Director is limited to one 10-year term instead of serving indefinitely at the Attorney General's discretion.

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  1. 01

    How might shifting the Bureau of Prisons Director appointment from the Attorney General to the President change prison management priorities and accountability?

  2. 02

    What trade-offs exist between limiting the Director to one 10-year term and maintaining continuity in federal prison operations?

  3. 03

    Which stakeholders—incarcerated people, corrections staff, oversight bodies—would be most affected by centralizing appointment authority with the President?

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Sponsor · R-PA-15

Glenn Thompson

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Introduced 2025-07-10

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-07-10 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. 2025-07-10 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-07-10 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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