S. 2514: Criminal Consequences of Early Release Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-02-09 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S739-740)

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-02-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Criminal Consequences of Early Release Act of 2016

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Criminal Consequences of Early Release Act of 2016 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics to submit a biannual report to Congress on recidivism rates among federal prisoners released early. The report must include the: (1) number of federal prisoners released early nationally and by state; (2) number and types of offenses for which early released prisoners were imprisoned; (3) number of post-release offenses, arrests, and convictions nationally and by state; and (4) types of offenses leading to post-release arrests and convictions nationally and by state.

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Criminal Consequences of Early Release Act of 2016

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Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · 4 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] reported raising $7.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s2514.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s2514 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114