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H.R. 1829: Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2003

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H.R. 1829: Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2003

108th Congress · introduced 2003-04-12 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-04-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 610 (2003): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1829 (2003-11-06), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2003

Plain summary

Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to replace provisions regarding the purchase of prison-made products by Federal departments with provisions establishing a Government-wide procurement policy relating to purchases from Federal Prison Industries (FPI), which shall generally require the use of competitive procedures. Requires that an analysis of the probable impact of a proposed expansion of sales within the Federal market by FPI on private sector firms and their non-inmate workers be made whenever FPI proposes to authorize the sale of a new specific product or service or to expand production of a current product or service. Authorizes FPI to enter into a contract with a Federal contractor to produce products as a subcontractor or supplier in the performance of a Federal procurement contract. Establishes within the Bureau of Prisons: (1) the Enhanced In-Prison Educational and Vocational Assessment and Training Program; and (2) the Cognitive Abilities Assessment Demonstration Program. Directs: (1) the Chief Operating Officer of FPI to develop proposals to have FPI donate products and services to eligible entities that provide goods or services to low-income individuals who would likely otherwise have difficulty purchasing such products or services; (2) the Director of the Bureau to afford to inmates opportunities to participate in programs and activities designed to help prepare such inmates to obtain employment upon release; (3) the Attorney General to establish the Federal Reentry Center Demonstration Project; and (4) the Comptroller General to undertake to have an independent study conducted on the effects of eliminating FPI's mandatory source authority.

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Official text

Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2003

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] · 142 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1829, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2003 (2003-09-17); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1829, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2003 (2003-09-17)

Cosponsors on this site

Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) and 82 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr1829 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108