H.R. 3227: Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-07-13 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-07-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2017

Plain summary

Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2017 This bill requires federal, state, and local governments to directly operate and perform core services at adult prisons and detention centers. It reestablishes parole for eligible federal prisoners sentenced on or after January 1, 2017. (The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 eliminated parole for offenders convicted of federal crimes committed after November 1, 1987.) It requires financial service providers at prisons and detention centers to impose reasonable and proportional fees and charges for money transfer services. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must assess such fees or charges. The Federal Communications Commission must cap prison phone call rates and connection charges, require telecommunications providers to offer collect and debit account call services, restrict commission payments and ancillary charges, and require correctional facility administrators to allow more than one telecommunications provider. The bill eliminates the requirement for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to maintain at least 34,000 detention beds. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must establish alternatives to detention programs and determine detention bed capacity based solely on detention needs. DHS must conduct annual inspections and routine oversight of detention facilities. The bill prohibits family detention; requires alternatives to detention programs for detained family units; and prohibits separating a family to detain a family member, except to detain an alien parent who is dangerous and inadmissible on terrorism grounds. Finally, the bill establishes a private right of action for a person aggrieved by a violation of this bill.

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Official text

Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · 52 cosponsors

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Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Adam Smith (D-WA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Peter Welch (D-VT), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Judy Chu (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)

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Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr3227.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3227 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115