To provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-4018
Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Aging
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 
 This bill modifies the eligibility criteria for an elderly offender to qualify for early release from prison and placement in home detention. 
 
Specifically, it reduces the amount of a prison term an elderly offender must serve by the amount of good time credits earned by the offender. 

action_date: 2019-11-26
text: 
 This bill modifies the eligibility criteria for an elderly offender to qualify for early release from prison and placement in home detention. 
 
Specifically, it reduces the amount of a prison term an elderly offender must serve by the amount of good time credits earned by the offender. 

action_date: 2019-12-03
text: 
 This bill modifies the eligibility criteria for an elderly offender to qualify for early release from prison and placement in home detention. 
 
Specifically, it reduces the amount of a prison term an elderly offender must serve by the amount of good time credits earned by the offender. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 392.
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2019-12-04
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2019-12-03
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-12-03
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9191)
action_date: 2019-12-03
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9191)
action_date: 2019-12-03
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4018.
action_date: 2019-12-03
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9191-9192)
action_date: 2019-12-03
text: Mr. Deutch moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 252.
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-311.
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-311.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 8.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
action_date: 2019-08-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House