Ensuring Successful Reentry Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2366 To amend title 18, United States Code, to remove the requirement that residents of residential reentry facilities pay 25 percent of any gross income earned during work release to offset the cost of being housed, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 25, 2019 Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to remove the re- quirement that residents of residential reentry facilities pay 25 percent of any gross income earned during work release to offset the cost of being housed, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ensuring Successful 4 Reentry Act of 2019’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:00 Apr 25, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2366.IH H2366 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2366 IH SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT PRISONERS ON WORK RE- 1 LEASE PAY PART OF THEIR GROSS INCOME 2 OVER FOR HOUSING. 3 Section 3622(c) of title 18, United States Code, is 4 amended by striking all that follows after ‘‘facility if’’ and 5 inserting the following: ‘‘the rates of pay and other condi- 6 tions of employment will not be less than those paid or 7 provided for work of a similar nature in the community.’’. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:00 Apr 25, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2366.IH H2366 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS