H.R. 2718
119th Congress
House
Family Notification of Death, Injury, or Illness in Custody Act of 2025
Official title: To establish Federal policies and procedures to notify the next-of-kin or other emergency contact upon the death, or serious illness or serious injury, of an i… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To establish Federal policies and procedures to notify the next-of-kin or other emergency contact upon the death, or serious illness or serious injury, of an individual in Federal custody, to provide model policies for States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to implement and enforce similar policies and procedures, and for other purposes.
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 8, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 8, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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- THE HAZEN COUNSEL, LLC
- PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES
- BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE AT NYU SCHOOL OF LAW
- THE HAZEN COUNSEL, LLC
- PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES
- THE HAZEN COUNSEL, LLC
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- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
- White House Office
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)
- Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
- Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
- Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2718: Family Notification of Death, Injury, or Illness in Custody Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2718/
"H.R. 2718: Family Notification of Death, Injury, or Illness in Custody Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2718/.
H.R. 2718, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2718/.
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