HR.2944 United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2011
To provide for the continued performance of the functions of the United States Parole Commission, and for other purposes.
- People's Vote
- YES
- Gov Vote
- YES
- Outcome
- YES
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Sponsored by
- Rep. Lamar Smith (TX Republican)
Co-Sponsored by
- Rep. John Conyers (MI Democrat)
- Rep. Robert Scott (VA Democrat)
- Rep. F. Sensenbrenner (WI Republican)
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Summary:
10/21/2011--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on October 6, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2011 - Extends the United States Parole Commission for two years. Directs the Commission to report the following with regard to each type of case over which it has jurisdiction for FY2006-FY2011: (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 also 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, 2014; (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 for FY2006-FY2011.
Actions:
Mr. Smith (TX) asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Considered as unfinished business.
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Smith (TX) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2944.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 712).
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Became Public Law No: 112-44.
Question:
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H R 2944 United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 20112/3
Result
passed