H.R. 3575 – Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2003

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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Rep. Mike RossD-AR-4 · Jul 13, 2004

Mr. Speaker, today I learned that I have been listed as a cosponsor of H.R. 3575, something I was not aware of and I did not ask to be cosponsor of, and I ask unanimous consent to have my name…

Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2 · Jul 15, 2004

Mr. Speaker, due to a clerical error, the sponsor of H.R. 3575 inadvertently added my name as cosponsor; and I ask unanimous consent to have my name removed as a cosponsor of H.R. 3575.

Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2 · Jul 13, 2004

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to have my name removed as a cosponsor of H.R. 3575.

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Introduced in HouseIssued November 21, 2003

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3575 Introduced in House (IH)]

108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3575

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an alternate release
date for certain nonviolent offenders, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 21, 2003

Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas (for herself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs.
Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Payne, Ms.
Kilpatrick, Mr. Ballance, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rush, Mr. Davis of Illinois,
Mr. Conyers, and Ms. Watson) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an alternate release
date for certain nonviolent offenders, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent
Offender Relief Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. EARLY RELEASE FOR CERTAIN NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS.

(a) In General.--Section 3624 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``at the early release
date provided in subsection (g), if applicable, or otherwise''
after ``A prisoner shall be released by the Bureau of
Prisons''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Early Release for Certain Nonviolent Offenders.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Bureau of Prisons,
pursuant to a good time policy, shall release from confinement a
prisoner who has served one half or more of his term of imprisonment
(including any consecutive term or terms of imprisonment) if that
prisoner--
``(1) has attained the age of 45 years;
``(2) has never been convicted of a crime of violence; and
``(3) has not engaged in any violation, involving violent
conduct, of institutional disciplinary regulations.''.
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