Federal No Frills Prisons Act of 2003

Federal No Frills Prisons Act of 2003 - Prohibits the use of Federal funds to provide the following amenities or personal comforts in the Federal prison system: (1) in-cell television viewing; (2) viewing of a motion picture rated R, X, or NC-17; (3) instruction or training equipment for specified fighting arts, bodybuilding, or weightlifting; (4) an in-cell coffee pot, hot plate, or heating element; or (5) an electric or electronic musical instrument.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2296 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2296

To prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal 
                 comforts in the Federal prison system.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 2, 2003

  Mr. Simmons (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Terry, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
 Baker, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Kennedy 
of Minnesota, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Ginny 
Brown-Waite of Florida, and Mr. Putnam) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal 
                 comforts in the Federal prison system.

    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 No Frills Prisons Act of 
2003''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CERTAIN AMENITIES AND 
              PERSONAL COMFORTS IN THE FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM.

    No Federal funds may be used to provide any of the following 
amenities or personal comforts in the Federal prison system:
            (1) In-cell television viewing, except for prisoners who 
        are segregated from the general prison population for their own 
        safety.
            (2) Viewing of any motion picture rated R, X, or NC-17, 
        without regard to the medium through which the motion picture 
        is presented.
            (3) Instruction (whether live or through broadcasts), or 
        training equipment, for boxing, wrestling, judo, karate, or any 
        other martial art, or any bodybuilding or weightlifting 
        equipment of any sort.
            (4) Possession of any in-cell coffee pot, hot plate, or 
        heating element.
            (5) Use or possession of any electric or electronic musical 
        instrument.
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