Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-994
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2021-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Border security and unlawful immigration
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Contracts and agency
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Family relationships
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Immigration status and procedures
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
State and local government operations
Telecommunication rates and fees
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-11
text: 

Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits private for-profit entities from operating confinement facilities (e.g., prisons) or providing electronic monitoring of released persons at the federal, state, and local levels.
 
The bill also establishes various requirements related to the standards of detention and availability of services at confinement facilities. The bill provides for the establishment of 
 
 
limits on the fees and charges for financial services (e.g., money transfer services), 
 
caps on the rates charged for communications services, 
 
detention standards and oversight requirements related to the detention of noncitizens, and 
 
community-based alternatives to the detention or separation of family units apprehended under immigration authorities. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
action_date: 2021-02-11
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, and Homeland Security, 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.
action_date: 2021-02-11
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, and Homeland Security, 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.
action_date: 2021-02-11
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, and Homeland Security, 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.
action_date: 2021-02-11
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, and Homeland Security, 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.
action_date: 2021-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-11
text: Introduced in House