S 329
115th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Mental health
MERCY Act
Introduced: February 7, 2017
Introduced by:
Booker, Cory A.
Democratic
· New Jersey
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Maintaining dignity and Eliminating unnecessary Restrictive Confinement of Youths Act of 2017 or the MERCY Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit juvenile solitary confinement, except as a temporary response to behavior that poses a serious and immediate risk of harm.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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