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{{Infobox United States federal legislation
| name            = United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2013
| fullname        = To provide for the continued performance of the functions of the United States Parole Commission, and for other purposes.
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| enacted by      = 113th
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| cite public law = {{USPL|113|47}}
| cite statutes at large ={{USStat|127|572}}
| acts amended = [[Sentencing Reform Act of 1984]] 
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| sections amended = {{USC|18|3551}}, {{Usc-title-chap|18|311}}
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| introducedin    = House
| introducedbill  = {{USBill|113|hr|3190}}
| introducedby    = [[Steve Chabot|Rep. Steve Chabot (R, OH-1)]] with 4 co-sponsors
| introduceddate  = September 26, 2013
| committees      = [[United States House Committee on the Judiciary|House Judiciary]]; [[United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations|House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations]]
| passedbody1     = House
| passeddate1     = October 14, 2013
| passedvote1     = [[unanimous consent]]
| passedbody2     = Senate
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| passeddate2     = October 30, 2013
| passedvote2     = [[unanimous consent]]
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| signedpresident = Barack Obama
| signeddate      = October 31, 2013
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The '''United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2013''' ({{USBill|113|hr|3190}}) is a federal law that extended the existence of the [[United States Parole Commission]] an additional five years until November 2018.<ref name="miniOct14"/> The law also requires the Commission to file a report with Congress on their activities. The United States Parole Commission is the [[parole board]] responsible to grant or deny [[parole]] and to supervise those released on parole to incarcerated individuals who come under its jurisdiction.<ref name=uspc2>{{cite web |title=Mission |url=http://www.usdoj.gov/uspc/mission.htm |publisher=U.S. Parole Commission |accessdate=2006-08-10 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060806011117/http://www.usdoj.gov/uspc/mission.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2006-08-06}}</ref> It is part of the [[United States Department of Justice]].

==Provisions of the bill==
The United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2013 extends the existence of the United States Parole Commission for another 5 years.<ref name="miniOct14"/> It does this by amending the [[Sentencing Reform Act of 1984]] ({{USC|18|3551}} note; Public law 98-473).<ref name=3190text>{{cite web|title=H.R. 3190 - Text|url=http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th/house-bill/3190/text|publisher=United States Congress|accessdate=31 October 2013}}</ref> The law requires the Parole Commission to write a report for the [[United States House Committee on the Judiciary]] and the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary]] about the parole commission and its activities. Seventeen different items are required in this report, including information about the number of record reviews done, the number of offenders the commission has jurisdiction over, the number of hearings held, and their expenditures.<ref name="3190text"/>

==Procedural history==
The United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2013 was introduced into the [[United States House of Representatives]] on September 26, 2013 by [[Steve Chabot|Rep. Steve Chabot (R, OH-1)]].<ref name=3190allactions>{{cite web|title=H.R. 3190 - All Actions|url=http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3190/all-actions/|publisher=United States Congress|accessdate=31 October 2013}}</ref> It was referred to the [[United States House Committee on the Judiciary]] and the [[United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations]].<ref name="3190allactions"/> On October 14, 2013, the House voted to pass the bill by [[unanimous consent]].<ref name=miniOct14>{{cite news|last=Kasperowicz|first=Pete|title=House passes 15th 'mini' spending bill as Senate closes in on deal|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/185463-house-passes-15th-mini-spending-bill-as-senate-closes-in-on-deal/|access-date=31 October 2013|newspaper=The Hill|date=14 October 2013}}</ref> The [[United States Senate]] voted on October 30, 2013 to pass the bill by unanimous consent,<ref name=senateapprovesOct30>{{cite news|last=Cox|first=Ramsey|title=Senate approves House adjournment resolution|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/188767-senate-approves-house-adjournment-resolution/|access-date=31 October 2013|newspaper=The Hill|date=30 October 2013}}</ref> and the bill was signed into law by President [[Barack Obama]] on October 31, 2013, extending the life of the U.S. Parole Commission until November 2018.

==Debate and discussion==
Senator [[Patrick Leahy]] argued in favor of the bill for reasons of public safety. According to Leahy, "the consequences of failing to reauthorize the Commission would be dire," because without the Commission to provide parole hearings, 3,500 inmates would be released.<ref name=Leahystatement>{{cite web|last=Leahy|first=Patrick|title=Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On the United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2013, H.R. 3190|url=http://www.leahy.senate.gov/press/statement-of-senator-patrick-leahy-d-vt-chairman-senate-judiciary-committee-on-the-united-states-parole-commission-extension-act-of-2013-hr-3190|publisher=Senator Patrick Leahy|accessdate=31 October 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of bills in the 113th United States Congress]]
*[[United States Parole Commission]]

==Notes/References==
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==External links==
{{wikisource|Portal:Acts of the United States Congresses/Acts of the 113th United States Congress}}
*[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.113hr3190 Library of Congress - Thomas H.R. 3190]
*[http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3190 beta.congress.gov H.R. 3190]
*[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr3190 GovTrack.us H.R. 3190]
*[http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h3190/show OpenCongress.org H.R. 3190]
*[http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/113_HR_3190.html WashingtonWatch.com H.R. 3190]
*[https://www.justice.gov/jmd/2013justification/pdf/fy13-uspc-justification.pdf U.S. Dept of Justice FY2013 Performance Budget for the U.S. Parole Commission]

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