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S. 5394 118th Congress Senate

Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act of 2024

Official title: A bill to require Federal law enforcement and prison officials to obtain or provide immediate medical attention to individuals in custody who display medical distress.

Introduced: November 21, 2024 Introduced by: Elizabeth Warren Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Nov 21, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 21, 2024
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 21, 2024

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 10295 Identical bill Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act of 2024
  • HR 9161 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024
  • S 4773 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Independent 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Nov 21, 2024
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Nov 21, 2024
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 21, 2024
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Nov 21, 2024
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 21, 2024
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5394: Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5394/
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"S. 5394: Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5394/.
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S. 5394, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5394/.
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