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H.R.4018 - To provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner, and for other purposes.116th Congress (2019-2020)

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Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (Introduced 07/25/2019)
Committees: House - Judiciary
Committee Reports: H. Rept. 116-311
Latest Action: Senate - 12/19/2019 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 392.  (All Actions)

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Summary: H.R.4018 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)All Information (Except Text)

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Passed House (12/03/2019)

This bill modifies the eligibility criteria for an elderly offender to qualify for early release from prison and placement in home detention.

Specifically, it reduces the amount of a prison term an elderly offender must serve by the amount of good time credits earned by the offender.