Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Wayne Ford Racial Impact Statement Act of 2022 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to prepare a minority impact assessment for each bill or joint resolution that establishes or modifies a crime, criminal penalties, or pretrial, sentencing, or probation procedures, or that could otherwise affect the number of people who are federally incarcerated, and that is under the jurisdiction of specified congressional subcommittees; GAO must also prepare assessments for similar proposed rules. Assessments must include information relating to the fiscal and demographic impact of proposed changes on prisons, prison populations, and the criminal justice system.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal procedure and sentencingDetention of personsGovernment information and archivesJudicial procedure and administrationLegislative rules and procedureRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. Sentencing Commission
Wayne Ford Racial Impact Statement Act of 2022
USA117th CongressHR-8795| House
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Wayne Ford Racial Impact Statement Act of 2022 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to prepare a minority impact assessment for each bill or joint resolution that establishes or modifies a crime, criminal penalties, or pretrial, sentencing, or probation procedures, or that could otherwise affect the number of people who are federally incarcerated, and that is under the jurisdiction of specified congressional subcommittees; GAO must also prepare assessments for similar proposed rules. Assessments must include information relating to the fiscal and demographic impact of proposed changes on prisons, prison populations, and the criminal justice system.
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal procedure and sentencingDetention of personsGovernment information and archivesJudicial procedure and administrationLegislative rules and procedureRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. Sentencing Commission