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S. 1994 - CORRECTIONS Act

Crime and law enforcement.
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Summary:
A bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has been referred to committee. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

CORRECTIONS Act

S. 1994 — 115th Congress (2017–2018)

Summary
A bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • CORRECTIONS Act
  • CORRECTIONS Act
  • Corrections Oversight, Recidivism Reduction, and Eliminating Costs for Taxpayers In Our National System Act of 2017
  • Corrections Oversight, Recidivism Reduction, and Eliminating Costs for Taxpayers In Our National System Act of 2017
  • Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017
  • Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017
  • National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2017
  • National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2017
  • CORRECTIONS Act
Sponsor
John Cornyn
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Crime and law enforcement
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Advisory bodies
  • Congressional oversight
  • Correctional facilities and imprisonment
  • Crime prevention
  • Criminal procedure and sentencing
  • Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
  • Firearms and explosives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Judicial procedure and administration
  • Juvenile crime and gang violence
  • Law enforcement administration and funding
  • Law enforcement officers
  • U.S. Sentencing Commission
  • Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
  • Violent crime
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced10/19/2017
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced10/19/2017
10/19/2017Introduced in Senate
10/19/2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
0 Organizations Support and 45 Oppose; See Which Ones
0 Organizations Support and 45 Oppose; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
CORRECTIONS Act

0 organizations support this bill

45 organizations oppose this bill

AFL-CIO
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
African American Ministers In Action
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
American Civil Liberties Union
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
CAN-DO Foundation
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Center for American Progress
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Center for Law and Social Policy
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Center for Popular Democracy
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Center for Responsible Lending
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Coalition on Human Needs
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Crack Open The Door
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Drug Policy Alliance
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Equal Justice Society
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Equal Rights Advocates
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Equality California
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Franciscan Action Network
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Harm Reduction Coalition
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Hip Hop Caucus
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Human Rights Watch
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Interfaith Action for Human Rights
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Law Enforcement Action Partnership
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Life for Pot
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
National Association of Human Rights Workers
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
National Association of Social Workers
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
National Black Justice Coalition
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
National Center for Lesbian Rights
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
National Center for Transgender Equality
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
National Council of Churches
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
National Employment Law Project
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
National Fair Housing Alliance
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
National Hispanic Media Coalition
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
National Immigration Law Center
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
National Organization for Women
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
National Urban League
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Prison Arts Coalition
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Prison Policy Initiative
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Service Employees International Union
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Students for Sensible Drug Policy
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
The Impact Fund
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
UnidosUS
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Union for Reform Judaism
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
United Church of Christ
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
We Got Us Now
undersigned organizations (2018, March 23). Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 and Prison Reform Only Efforts. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 115th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, November 29, 2010 – November 28, 2016.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

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Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Support		$ From Interest Groups
That Oppose
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$17,350
Tammy BaldwinDWI$0$1,740,353
John BarrassoRWY$0$1,000
Michael F. BennetDCO$0$742,074
Richard BlumenthalDCT$0$66,335
Roy BluntRMO$0$97,930
Cory A. BookerDNJ$0$237,584
John BoozmanRAR$0$12,585
Sherrod BrownDOH$0$1,076,608
Richard BurrRNC$0$16,450
Maria CantwellDWA$0$119,103
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$0$61,400
Ben CardinDMD$0$96,000
Tom CarperDDE$0$28,200
Bob CaseyDPA$0$127,183
Bill CassidyRLA$0$22,949
William Thad CochranRMS$0$12,850
Susan M. CollinsRME$0$42,800
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$0$99,672
Bob CorkerRTN$0$16,100
John CornynRTX$0$11,200
Catherine Cortez MastoDNV$0$3,053,816
Tom CottonRAR$0$34,287
Mike CrapoRID$0$1,250
Ted CruzRTX$0$16,599
Steve DainesRMT$0$1,900
Joe DonnellyDIN$0$90,394
Tammy DuckworthDIL$0$2,649,018
Dick DurbinDIL$0$89,358
Mike EnziRWY$0$3,700
Joni ErnstRIA$0$11,100
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$269,693
Deb FischerRNE$0$23,000
Jeff FlakeRAZ$0$5,100
Al FrankenDMN$0$286,714
Cory GardnerRCO$0$9,703
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$0$851,120
Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$12,800
Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$11,900
Kamala D. HarrisDCA$0$1,311,647
Margaret Wood HassanDNH$0$2,521,851
Orrin G. HatchRUT$0$21,550
Martin HeinrichDNM$0$206,994
Heidi HeitkampDND$0$267,816
Dean HellerRNV$0$3,500
Mazie K. HironoDHI$0$560,889
John HoevenRND$0$2,833
Jim InhofeROK$0$4,750
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$4,100
Ron JohnsonRWI$0$7,075
Tim KaineDVA$0$879,126
John KennedyRLA$0$4,200
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$0$45,215
Amy KlobucharDMN$0$285,900
James LankfordROK$0$25,000
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$0$86,365
Mike LeeRUT$0$2,253
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$0$44,125
Ed MarkeyDMA$0$301,373
John McCainRAZ$0$52,383
Claire McCaskillDMO$0$1,462,618
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$0$29,100
Bob MenéndezDNJ$0$95,650
Jeff MerkleyDOR$0$127,310
Jerry MoranRKS$0$19,500
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$19,883
Chris MurphyDCT$0$335,216
Patty MurrayDWA$0$705,956
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$109,168
Rand PaulRKY$0$6,395
David PerdueRGA$0$5,400
Gary C. PetersDMI$0$554,238
Rob PortmanROH$0$41,991
John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$16,025
Jim RischRID$0$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$4,439
Mike RoundsRSD$0$2,250
Marco RubioRFL$0$31,872
Bernie SandersIVT$0$343,235
Ben SasseRNE$0$4,200
Brian SchatzDHI$0$141,149
Chuck SchumerDNY$0$162,971
Tim ScottRSC$0$10,300
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$0$987,576
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$0$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$0$466,481
Luther StrangeRAL$0$0
Dan SullivanRAK$0$6,845
Jon TesterDMT$0$384,423
John ThuneRSD$0$6,971
Thom TillisRNC$0$7,201
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$0$59,430
Tom UdallDNM$0$120,521
Chris Van HollenDMD$0$329,761
Mark R. WarnerDVA$0$100,164
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$0$3,610,570
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$48,407
Roger F. WickerRMS$0$1,250
Ron WydenDOR$0$135,750
Todd YoungRIN$0$13,050

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Support		$ From Interest Groups
That Oppose
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$17,350
Tammy BaldwinDWI$0$1,740,353
John BarrassoRWY$0$1,000
Michael F. BennetDCO$0$742,074
Richard BlumenthalDCT$0$66,335
Roy BluntRMO$0$97,930
Cory A. BookerDNJ$0$237,584
John BoozmanRAR$0$12,585
Sherrod BrownDOH$0$1,076,608
Richard BurrRNC$0$16,450
Maria CantwellDWA$0$119,103
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$0$61,400
Ben CardinDMD$0$96,000
Tom CarperDDE$0$28,200
Bob CaseyDPA$0$127,183
Bill CassidyRLA$0$22,949
William Thad CochranRMS$0$12,850
Susan M. CollinsRME$0$42,800
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$0$99,672
Bob CorkerRTN$0$16,100
John CornynRTX$0$11,200
Catherine Cortez MastoDNV$0$3,053,816
Tom CottonRAR$0$34,287
Mike CrapoRID$0$1,250
Ted CruzRTX$0$16,599
Steve DainesRMT$0$1,900
Joe DonnellyDIN$0$90,394
Tammy DuckworthDIL$0$2,649,018
Dick DurbinDIL$0$89,358
Mike EnziRWY$0$3,700
Joni ErnstRIA$0$11,100
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$269,693
Deb FischerRNE$0$23,000
Jeff FlakeRAZ$0$5,100
Al FrankenDMN$0$286,714
Cory GardnerRCO$0$9,703
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$0$851,120
Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$12,800
Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$11,900
Kamala D. HarrisDCA$0$1,311,647
Margaret Wood HassanDNH$0$2,521,851
Orrin G. HatchRUT$0$21,550
Martin HeinrichDNM$0$206,994
Heidi HeitkampDND$0$267,816
Dean HellerRNV$0$3,500
Mazie K. HironoDHI$0$560,889
John HoevenRND$0$2,833
Jim InhofeROK$0$4,750
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$4,100
Ron JohnsonRWI$0$7,075
Tim KaineDVA$0$879,126
John KennedyRLA$0$4,200
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$0$45,215
Amy KlobucharDMN$0$285,900
James LankfordROK$0$25,000
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$0$86,365
Mike LeeRUT$0$2,253
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$0$44,125
Ed MarkeyDMA$0$301,373
John McCainRAZ$0$52,383
Claire McCaskillDMO$0$1,462,618
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$0$29,100
Bob MenéndezDNJ$0$95,650
Jeff MerkleyDOR$0$127,310
Jerry MoranRKS$0$19,500
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$19,883
Chris MurphyDCT$0$335,216
Patty MurrayDWA$0$705,956
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$109,168
Rand PaulRKY$0$6,395
David PerdueRGA$0$5,400
Gary C. PetersDMI$0$554,238
Rob PortmanROH$0$41,991
John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$16,025
Jim RischRID$0$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$4,439
Mike RoundsRSD$0$2,250
Marco RubioRFL$0$31,872
Bernie SandersIVT$0$343,235
Ben SasseRNE$0$4,200
Brian SchatzDHI$0$141,149
Chuck SchumerDNY$0$162,971
Tim ScottRSC$0$10,300
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$0$987,576
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$0$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$0$466,481
Luther StrangeRAL$0$0
Dan SullivanRAK$0$6,845
Jon TesterDMT$0$384,423
John ThuneRSD$0$6,971
Thom TillisRNC$0$7,201
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$0$59,430
Tom UdallDNM$0$120,521
Chris Van HollenDMD$0$329,761
Mark R. WarnerDVA$0$100,164
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$0$3,610,570
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$48,407
Roger F. WickerRMS$0$1,250
Ron WydenDOR$0$135,750
Todd YoungRIN$0$13,050

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Interest Groups that oppose this bill

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$ Donated
Women's issues$13,641,171
Democratic/Liberal$10,463,497
Minority/Ethnic Groups$1,423,851
Gay & lesbian rights & issues$950,346
Welfare & Social Work$637,150
Health & welfare policy$632,146
Churches, clergy & religious organizations$563,462
Commercial service unions$458,516
Labor Unions$214,450
Other unions$151,500
Human Rights$66,650
Consumer groups$10,650
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