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Wayne Ford Racial Impact Statement Act of 2023
H.R. 613, 118th Congress
- Status
- In committee
- Introduced
- 01/27/2023
- Cosponsors
- 5
- Latest action
- 01/27/2023
About this bill
- Official title
- Wayne Ford Racial Impact Statement Act of 2023
- Sponsor
- Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
- Introduced in
- House
- Policy area
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Committees
- Judiciary Committee
- Latest action
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Summary
Congressional Research Service, Introduced in House (01/27/2023)
Wayne Ford Racial Impact Statement Act of 2023
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to assess the potential impact of proposed changes to federal criminal laws on minority populations (i.e., prepare minority impact assessments).
Specifically, GAO must 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.
Actions
Newest first
- 01/27/2023 · House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 01/27/2023
Introduced in House
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Congressional oversight, Correctional facilities and imprisonment, Criminal procedure and sentencing, Detention of persons, Government information and archives, Judicial procedure and administration, Legislative rules and procedure, Racial and ethnic relations, U.S. Sentencing Commission.
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office, GovInfo Bill Status; Congressional Research Service summaries · Last updated 01/27/2023