HR 1926
115th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Protecting Youth from Solitary Confinement Act
Introduced: April 5, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Apr 5, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Protecting Youth from Solitary Confinement Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit solitary confinement for juveniles in federal custody at juvenile facilities.
The Bureau of Prisons must report on the rate of juvenile solitary confinement and the trends demonstrated by analyzing data for each juvenile who was subject to solitary confinement.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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