Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2018
Latest action · Jun 21, 2018 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedJun 21, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2018
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish detention standards for each facility at which aliens in DHS custody are detained. Such standards shall provide for at least the level of detainee protections described in the American Bar Association's Civil Immigration Detention Standards.
A detained individual who is injured as a result of a violation of such standards may file a claim in U.S. district court.
The bill: (1) provides for facility oversight and transparency, (2) phases out the use of private detention facilities and jails for such aliens, and (3) revises procedures for detaining aliens.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 21, 2018 to Jul 16, 2018, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Jun 26, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Jun 26, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jul 16, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Jun 21, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3923 | Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2017 | Related bill | Oct 13, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Child safety and welfare
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Crime victims
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Homeland Security
- Detention of persons
- Disability and paralysis
- Evidence and witnesses
- Freedom of information
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- Mental health
- Public contracts and procurement
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Sex offenses
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2018Introduced in Senate
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