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H.R. 8848 (93rd): Federal Correctional Ombudsman Act

A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to establish an Office of the U.S. Correctional Ombudsman.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Overview

Introduced:

Jun 20, 1973
93rd Congress, 1973–1974

Status:
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on June 20, 1973, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Sponsor:

Ralph Metcalfe

Representative for Illinois's 1st congressional district

Democrat

History

Jun 20, 1973
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

Jan 4, 1977
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 550 (95th).
Jun 2, 1977
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 7568 (95th).
Sep 29, 1977
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 9381 (95th).

H.R. 8848 (93rd) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

This bill was introduced in the 93rd Congress, which met from Jan 3, 1973 to Dec 20, 1974. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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