May 13, 2025
Mr. Higgins of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
To direct the Attorney General to structure funding issued to the Bureau of Prisons as State block grants.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Sovereign States Bureau of Prisons Restructuring Act of 2025
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Sec. 2. State block grant program for Bureau of Prisons funds
(a) Development
Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall take such steps as necessary to develop a plan to—
(1)
return the amount of funding issued to the Bureau of Prisons to the amount issued to the Bureau in fiscal year 2019; and
(2)
structure funding issued pursuant to paragraph (1) to the Bureau of Prisons in the following manner—
(A)
50 percent of Bureau of Prison funds shall be converted to block grants issued to the States;
(B)
10 percent of Bureau of Prison funds shall be provided to the office of the Department of Justice administering a block grants under subparagraph (A); and
(C)
10 percent of Bureau of Prison funds shall be provided to the office of the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General for oversight of the block grants under subparagraph (A).
(b) Implementation
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the plan developed under subsection (a) shall be implemented.