H.R. 806 (119th)Bill Overview

District of Columbia Code Returning Citizens Coordination Act

Crime and Law Enforcement|Correctional facilities and imprisonmentCrime and Law Enforcement
Cosponsors
Support
Democratic
Introduced
Jan 28, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Introduced
Committee
Floor
President
Law
Congressional Activities
01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

This bill requires the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide the Mayor of the District of Columbia, every 90 days, specific identifying and custodial information for persons incarcerated under the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997. Information includes name, age, Federal Register Number, housing facility, and scheduled release date; the Mayor may also request information the BOP provides to CSOSA.

Why people may split

Liberal emphasizes reentry benefits and protection from policing

Watch point

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is an administratively focused, narrow statutory mandate directing the Bureau of Prisons to share specified information about certain persons with the Mayor of the District of Columbia on a recurring basis, while restricting further disclosure.

This bill requires the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide the Mayor of the District of Columbia, every 90 days, specific identifying and custodial information for persons incarcerated under the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997.

Information includes name, age, Federal Register Number, housing facility, and scheduled release date; the Mayor may also request information the BOP provides to CSOSA.

The bill forbids the Mayor from disclosing the data outside DC government, bars sharing with DC law enforcement, and allows sharing with defendants' counsel and legal reentry organizations.

Passage65/100

Modest, technical measure with limited cost and clear implementation path; main obstacles are agency pushback and privacy/legal concerns.

CredibilityPartially aligned

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is an administratively focused, narrow statutory mandate directing the Bureau of Prisons to share specified information about certain persons with the Mayor of the District of Columbia on a recurring basis, while restricting further disclosure. The bill establishes core actors, data elements, and frequency but omits implementation-level detail.

Contention62/100

Liberal emphasizes reentry benefits and protection from policing

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens50% / 50%
Housing marketLikely burdened

These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.

Likely helped
  • Housing marketEnables District agencies to plan reentry services, housing, and benefits enrollment before individuals' release.
  • Potential benefitFacilitates counsel and legal organizations' access to release information for representation and post-conviction advoc…
  • Potential benefitSupports coordinated pre-release interventions that may reduce recidivism and downstream criminal justice costs.
Likely burdened
  • Potential burdenIncreases privacy and data security risks for incarcerated persons' personal and release information.
  • Potential burdenProhibiting disclosure to District law enforcement may hinder investigations or immediate public-safety responses.
  • Potential burdenRequires BOP to compile and transmit records every 90 days, creating recurring administrative burden and costs.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Liberal emphasizes reentry benefits and protection from policing
Progressive90%

Likely supportive: sees the bill as a pragmatic step to improve reentry planning and access to counsel for returning citizens.

Values the explicit bar on providing data to local law enforcement as protecting returning people from surveillance and unnecessary criminalization.

Leans supportive
Centrist75%

Generally favorable but pragmatic: views the bill as a narrow, operational tool to aid reentry while noting practical questions.

Would seek clarity on privacy safeguards, cost, implementation, and potential conflicts with other laws.

Leans supportive
Conservative30%

Skeptical: acknowledges reentry support merits but objects to forbidding DC law enforcement access and to mandating federal data sharing with local government.

Concerned about public safety, federal records handling, and expanded local control over federal information.

Likely resistant
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Floor

Still ahead

President

Still ahead

Law

Still ahead

Passage likelihood65/100

Modest, technical measure with limited cost and clear implementation path; main obstacles are agency pushback and privacy/legal concerns.

Scope and complexity
24%
Scopenarrow
24%
Complexitylow
Why this could stall
  • Potential DOJ/BOP resistance or administrative objections
  • Ambiguity over term 'Federal Register Number' in practice
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

No vote history yet

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06 · Go deeper

Go deeper than the headline read.

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Liberal emphasizes reentry benefits and protection from policing

Modest, technical measure with limited cost and clear implementation path; main obstacles are agency pushback and privacy/legal concerns.

Unlocked analysis

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is an administratively focused, narrow statutory mandate directing the Bureau of Prisons to share specified information about certain persons with the Mayor of the Di…

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