Kalief's Law
Latest action · Sep 8, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 22, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Effective and Humane Treatment of Youth Act of 2015 or Kalief's Law
This legislation amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) program for FY2016-FY2020.
It requires a state or local government that receives JABG funding to implement policies that, with respect to youth: (1) provide a right to speedy trial; (2) provide a right to timely bail consideration; and (3) restrict solitary confinement. The term "youth" means an individual who is 21 years of age or younger.
Additionally, it requires a state or local government that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program or the Community Oriented Policing Services program to implement policies and training on police-youth interaction.
The legislation amends the federal criminal code to: (1) require youth custodial interrogations to be recorded; (2) prohibit youth solitary confinement, except as a temporary response to serious and harmful behavior; and (3) prohibit youth restraints during courtroom proceedings, except in certain circumstances.
DOJ must report to Congress on youth solitary confinement, including: (1) types and conditions; and (2) number of instances broken down by age, race, ethnicity, gender, and unique circumstances.
The bill directs DOJ to award grants to states and local governments to record youth custodial interrogations.
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2015 to Sep 8, 2015; 36 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Sep 8, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 22, 2015 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Sep 8, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Jul 22, 2015Introduced in House
- Jul 22, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8443 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Nov 30, 2015 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 115, July 22, 2015, page H5403.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for the humane treatment of youths who are in police custody, and for other purpose.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Kalief's Law
- Effective and Humane Treatment of Youth Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Detention of persons
- Due process and equal protection
- Evidence and witnesses
- Government studies and investigations
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Lawyers and legal services
- Mental health
- Sound recording
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
