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House bill · 103rd Congress · Did not become law

To amend the base closure laws to require the Secretary of Defense to transfer real property and facilities at military installations being closed or realigned to States and other entities that agree to convert the property and facilities into correctional facilities for youthful offenders to be operated as military-style boot camps and to require the Secretary to develop a program to promote the expanded use of such correctional facilities.

H.R. 1957Introduced May 4, 1993Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Dan Burton R-IN
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 24, 1993 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

20 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 7 Democrats

7 of 20 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.

John Boehner (R-OH), George Darden (D-GA), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), John Doolittle (R-CA), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Pete Geren (D-TX), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Peter Hoagland (D-NE), Scott Klug (R-WI), William Lipinski (D-IL), Marilyn Lloyd (D-TN), Jan Meyers (R-KS), Timothy Penny (D-MN), Rick Santorum (R-PA), Gerald Solomon (R-NY), James Walsh (R-NY), Curt Weldon (R-PA), Dick Zimmer (R-NJ).

More from the sponsor

Other 103rd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dan Burton.

Sponsor’s state and district

Indiana in Congress · IN-6 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.