118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 6282Humane Accountability Act

To require a report on detainees in U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) custody, and for other purposes.

Immigration
Introduced Nov 7, 2023
Last action Nov 7, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Nov 7, 2023
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Referred
Nov 7, 2023
Homeland Security · Judiciary
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to jointly report to Congress and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) about assaults, deaths, complaints, and related instances involving immigration detainees. GAO must subsequently issue recommendations to address the reported instances. The joint report must include information from detention centers related to detainee deaths while in custody; assault or abuse of a detainee while in custody by an officer, staff, or other detainee that requires medical attention;sexual assault of detainees while in custody and investigative findings from each such assault;complaints...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 4 actions
Nov 7, 2023
Introduced in House
Nov 7, 2023
Referred 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.
Nov 7, 2023
Referred 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.
Nov 7, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.