H.R. 3344

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To direct the Attorney General to structure funding issued to the Bureau of Prisons as State block grants.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · May 13, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Higgins of Louisiana · Committee: Committee on the Judiciary

Table of contents

• H.R. 3344
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. State block grant program for Bureau of Prisons funds

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Sovereign States Bureau of Prisons Restructuring Act of 2025.

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—
    • return the amount of funding issued to the Bureau of Prisons to the amount issued to the Bureau in fiscal year 2019; and
    • structure funding issued pursuant to paragraph (1) to the Bureau of Prisons in the following manner—
      • 50 percent of Bureau of Prison funds shall be converted to block grants issued to the States;
      • 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
      • 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.