S5482Referred to Committee
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish an Office of Prison Education, and for other purposes.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-09-23
Introduced
13
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Brian Schatz
Democrat · HI · Senator
Votes with party: 84.9% (889 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/S001194
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (13)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
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Committee Activity
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- Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-09-23
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