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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 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 April 26, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 9, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Apr 25, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 5, 2017
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 5, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1926: Protecting Youth from Solitary Confinement Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1926/
MLA
"H.R. 1926: Protecting Youth from Solitary Confinement Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1926/.
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H.R. 1926, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1926/.
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