To regulate monitoring of electronic communications between a prisoner in a Bureau of Prisons facility and that prisoner's attorney or other legal representative, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
- Introduced:
Feb 7, 2017
115th Congress, 2017–2019- Status:
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Died in a previous Congress
This bill was introduced on February 7, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.
History
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Oct 29, 2015
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3864 (114th). |
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Feb 7, 2017
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
H.R. 956 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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