119th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement
S. 1322: Family Notification of Death, Injury, or Illness in Custody Act of 2025
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Summary
This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to develop policies and procedures for notifying next-of-kin or other emergency contacts in the event of the death, or serious illness or serious injury, of an individual in custody.
The bill requires DOJ to implement the policies and procedures at its detention agencies. Further, the bill requires DOJ to distribute model policies and procedures to state, territorial, tribal, and local detention agencies.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- John Kennedy R-LAOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Jon Ossoff SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Jon Ossoff.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.