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H.R.3190 / 113th Congress

United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2013

Became Public Law No: 113-47.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Sep 26, 2013

United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2013 - Extends the United States Parole Commission for five years.

Directs the Commission, within 180 days after enactment of this Act, to report the following, for FY2012-FY2013, with regard to each type of case over which it has jurisdiction: (1) the number of offenders; (2) the number of hearings, record reviews, and National Appeals Board considerations conducted by the Commission; (3) the number of hearings conducted by the Commission by type of hearing; (4) the number of record reviews conducted by the Commission by type of consideration; (5) the number of warrants issued and executed compared to the number requested; (6) the number of revocation determinations by the Commission; (7) the distribution of initial offenses; (8) the distribution of subsequent offenses; (9) the percentage of offenders paroled or re-paroled compared with the percentage of offenders continued to expiration of sentence; (10) the percentage of cases in which the primary and secondary examiner disagreed on the appropriate disposition of the case, the release conditions to be imposed, or the reasons for the decision; (11) the percentage of revocation and non-revocation hearings in which the offender is accompanied by a representative; (12) the number of administrative appeals and the action of the National Appeals Board in relation to those appeals; and (13) the Commission's annual expenditures for offenders.

Directs the Commission to report on: (1) the percentage of decisions within, above, or below its decision guidelines for federal initial hearings and federal and D.C. Code revocation hearings; (2) the projected number of federal offenders that will be under its jurisdiction as of October 31, 2018; (3) an estimate of the date on which no federal offenders will remain under its jurisdiction; and (4) its annual expenditures, including travel expenses and the annual salaries of its members and staff.

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Requires the Commission to make such reports for each of FY2014-FY2018 within 90 days after the end of the fiscal year.

Directs the Commission, within 180 days after enactment of this Act, to report on: (1) the parole failure rate for the District of Columbia for the preceding fiscal year, (2) the factors that caused that rate, and (3) remedial measures that might be undertaken to reduce that rate.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · R–OH

Committees

  • Judiciary Committee
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Actions

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  1. Became Public Law No: 113-47.

  2. Became Public Law No: 113-47.

  3. Signed by President.

  4. Signed by President.

  5. Presented to President.

  6. Presented to President.

  7. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  8. Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7685)

  9. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7685)

  10. Received in the Senate, read twice.

  11. Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

  12. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  13. On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H6579-6580)

  14. Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H6579-6580)

  15. Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H6579-6580)

  16. Committee on Judiciary discharged.

  17. Committee on Judiciary discharged.

  18. Mr. Goodlatte asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

  19. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  20. Introduced in House

  21. Introduced in House

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