House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
PREP Act
Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish an Office of Prison Education, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Madeleine Dean D-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 24, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 24, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10543.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 152, September 24, 2026, Page H6004):Article I Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 24, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10543, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10543
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 14, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
39e0ba75956397a30089eb6c58d007ef9a05dfdec6a66cd2d7492e70162d615f
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 14, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 10543, last updated October 14, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved October 19, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Madeleine Dean.
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- H.R. 2420 (119th) Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act of 2025
- H.R. 10226 (119th) To prohibit the use of shock gloves by Federal law enforcement officers to enforce the immigration laws, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 6626 (119th) PFAS Accountability Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.