HR 3660
116th Congress
House
Immigration
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Federal officials
Health information and medical records
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Accountability for Migrant Deaths Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jul 9, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 9, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Accountability for Migrant Deaths Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Health and Human Services to report to Congress within 24 hours of a death of a foreign national while in the respective department's custody.
The House of Representatives shall hold a hearing within a week of receiving such a report. Executive privilege may not be asserted with respect to testimony before Congress about such a death.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Committees of jurisdiction
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