Jakelin Caal Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 5, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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.
- IntroducedJan 25, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Jakelin Caal Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2021
This bill requires an investigation and reports for each death of an alien in Department of Homeland Security or Department of Health and Human Services custody.
Within 24 hours of such a death, the relevant department shall provide to Congress a publicly available report containing (1) the name, gender, race, ethnicity, and age of the deceased; (2) the date, time, and location of the death; and (3) the circumstances surrounding the death.
The relevant department shall conduct an investigation within 30 days of the death of an alien in its custody, including an analysis of (1) the root cause of the death, and (2) any policy or systemic changes that could reduce the possibility of such a death in the future. The results of such an investigation shall be reported to Congress and made publicly available on the internet.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 25, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Jan 26, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
- Jan 25, 2021Introduced in House
- Jan 25, 2021Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Congressional oversight
- Detention of persons
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Immigrant health and welfare
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2021Introduced in House
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