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Restricting the Use of Solitary Confinement Act

Introduced: April 12, 2021 Introduced by: Watson Coleman, Bonnie Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 4, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Restricting the Use of Solitary Confinement Act

This bill imposes restrictions on the use of solitary confinement for inmates in federal custody.

Among the restrictions, the bill prohibits placement in solitary confinement for nondisciplinary reasons; it limits the duration of such placement; and it provides an administrative review process for inmates to contest such placement.

What's happening now March 4, 2021

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6
D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Oct 25, 2022
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · May 16, 2022
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 16, 2022
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 26, 2021
Perlmutter, Ed
· Apr 12, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 16, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jan 5, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 176: Restricting the Use of Solitary Confinement Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-176/
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"H.R. 176: Restricting the Use of Solitary Confinement Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-176/.
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H.R. 176, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-176/.
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