Prohibits funds made available to the Department of Education or the Department of Justice (DOJ) from being used to provide postsecondary courses to inmates in federal or state prisons.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4081 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4081
To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Education or the
Department of Justice from being used to provide postsecondary courses
in prisons.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 25, 2014
Mr. Collins of New York (for himself, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Gibson)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Education or the
Department of Justice from being used to provide postsecondary courses
in prisons.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR COLLEGE COURSES IN PRISONS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds made available
to the Department of Education or the Department of Justice shall be
used to provide or assist in providing a postsecondary course to an
inmate in a Federal or State prison.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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