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Jakelin Caal Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2021

Introduced: January 25, 2021 Introduced by: Castro, Joaquin Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jan 26, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Jan 25, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 25, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
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Jakelin Caal Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2021

This bill requires an investigation and reports for each death of an alien in Department of Homeland Security or Department of Health and Human Services custody.

Within 24 hours of such a death, the relevant department shall provide to Congress a publicly available report containing (1) the name, gender, race, ethnicity, and age of the deceased; (2) the date, time, and location of the death; and (3) the circumstances surrounding the death.

The relevant department shall conduct an investigation within 30 days of the death of an alien in its custody, including an analysis of (1) the root cause of the death, and (2) any policy or systemic changes that could reduce the possibility of such a death in the future. The results of such an investigation shall be reported to Congress and made publicly available on the internet.

What's happening now March 5, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6
Cárdenas, Tony
· Jan 25, 2021
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Jan 25, 2021
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jan 25, 2021
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jan 25, 2021
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jan 25, 2021
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Jan 25, 2021
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jan 25, 2021
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jan 25, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 458: Jakelin Caal Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-458/
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"H.R. 458: Jakelin Caal Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-458/.
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H.R. 458, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-458/.
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