Protecting Youth from Solitary Confinement Act
Latest action · Apr 26, 2017 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.
- IntroducedApr 5, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Youth from Solitary Confinement Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit solitary confinement for juveniles in federal custody at juvenile facilities.
The Bureau of Prisons must report on the rate of juvenile solitary confinement and the trends demonstrated by analyzing data for each juvenile who was subject to solitary confinement.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 5, 2017 to Jan 9, 2018, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Apr 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | May 8, 2017 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | May 22, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jan 9, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Apr 5, 2017Introduced in House
- Apr 5, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 5, 2017Introduced in House
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