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Introduced
07/09/2019
07/09/2019
In Committee
07/30/2019
07/30/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to notify Congress of each foreign national who dies in the custody of the Secretary, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Health and Human Services to report to Congress within 24 hours of a death of a foreign national while in the respective department's custody. The House of Representatives shall hold a hearing within a week of receiving such a report. Executive privilege may not be asserted with respect to testimony before Congress about such a death.
AI Summary
This bill, called the Accountability for Migrant Deaths Act of 2019, requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to notify Congress within 24 hours of the death of a foreign national while in the respective department's custody. The House of Representatives must then hold a hearing within one week of receiving such a report. The bill also prohibits the Secretaries of DHS and HHS from asserting executive privilege with respect to testimony before Congress about such deaths.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (43)
Lori Trahan (D)*,
Pete Aguilar (D),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Salud Carbajal (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
André Carson (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Joaquin Castro (D),
Gil Cisneros (D),
Katherine Clark (D),
Jim Costa (D),
Charlie Crist (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Veronica Escobar (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Bill Foster (D),
Ruben Gallego (D),
Sylvia Garcia (D),
Chuy García (D),
Jimmy Gomez (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Chris Pappas (D),
Kathleen Rice (D),
Raul Ruiz (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Donna Shalala (D),
Tom Suozzi (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Norma Torres (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Marc Veasey (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (on 07/30/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3660/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3660/BILLS-116hr3660ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3660/BILLS-116hr3660ih.pdf.pdf |
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