119th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement
H.R. 3603: Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act of 2025
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Summary
This bill establishes a new federal criminal offense for failing to obtain medical attention for an individual in federal custody who displays medical distress.
Specifically, the bill requires federal law enforcement officers and the Bureau of Prisons' personnel to provide or obtain immediate medical attention for an individual in federal custody who displays medical distress. It criminalizes the negligent failure to obtain or provide such medical attention that results in unnecessary pain, injury, or death.
A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both.
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Cosponsors
- André Carson D-INOriginal
- Henry Johnson D-GAOriginal
- Robin Kelly D-ILOriginal
- Summer Lee D-PAOriginal
- Eleanor Norton D-DCOriginal
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NYOriginal
- Delia Ramirez D-ILOriginal
- Janice Schakowsky D-ILOriginal
- Rashida Tlaib D-MIOriginal
- Ilhan Omar D-MN
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History
- Introduced in the House by Ayanna Pressley.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.