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HR 1447 113th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal justice information and records Detention of persons Government studies and investigations Law enforcement administration and funding

Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013

Introduced: April 9, 2013 Introduced by: Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 24 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 18, 2014
Became Public Law No: 113-242.
Dec 18, 2014
Signed by President.
Dec 12, 2014
Presented to President.
Dec 11, 2014
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 10, 2014
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6579-6580)
Dec 10, 2014
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6579-6580)
Dec 9, 2014
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights. Hearings held.
Nov 20, 2014
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 604.
Nov 20, 2014
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
Nov 20, 2014
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Dec 13, 2013
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 12, 2013
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8047-8048)
Dec 12, 2013
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8047-8048)
Dec 12, 2013
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1447.
Dec 12, 2013
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8047-8049)
Dec 12, 2013
Mr. Collins (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 9, 2013
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 205.
Dec 9, 2013
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-285.
Dec 4, 2013
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Dec 4, 2013
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 3, 2013
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Discharged.
Apr 30, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Apr 9, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 9, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)

Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 - Requires states that receive allocations under specified provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, whether characterized as the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs, the Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Program, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, or otherwise, to report to the Attorney General on a quarterly basis certain information regarding the death of any person who is detained, arrested, en route to incarceration, or incarcerated in state or local facilities or a boot camp prison. Imposes penalties on states that fail to comply with such reporting requirements..

Requires the head of each federal law enforcement agency to report to the Attorney General annually certain information regarding the death of any person who: (1) is detained or arrested by any officer of such agency (or by any state or local law enforcement officer for purposes of a federal law enforcement operation); or (2) is en route to be incarcerated or detained, or is incarcerated or detained, at any federal correctional facility or federal pretrial detention facility located within the United States or any other facility pursuant to a contract with or used by such agency.

Requires the Attorney General to study such information and report on means by which it can be used to reduce the number of such deaths.

What's happening now December 18, 2014

Became Public Law No: 113-242.

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