US HB738 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 5 2009 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-12-17 - Star Print ordered on on the bill.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2009 - Requires states that receive certain criminal justice assistance grants to report to the Attorney General on a quarterly basis certain information regarding the death of any person who is detained, arrested, en route to incarceration, or incarcerated in state or local facilities or a boot camp prison. Grants the Attorney General discretion to reduce by up to 10% the amount of the criminal justice assistance grants of states that fail to comply. Requires the head of each federal law enforcement agency to report to the Attorney General annually certain information regarding the death of any person who: (1) is detained or arrested by any officer of such agency (or by any state or local law enforcement officer for purposes of a federal law enforcement operation); or (2) is en route to be incarcerated or detained, or is incarcerated or detained, at any federal correctional facility or federal pretrial detention facility located within the United States or any other facility pursuant to a contract with or used by such agency.Requires the Attorney General to study such information and report on means by which it can be used to reduce the number of such deaths.

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Title

Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2009

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History

DateChamberAction
2010-12-17 Star Print ordered on on the bill.
2009-02-05 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2009-02-04 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2009-02-04 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 1 (Roll no. 53). (text: CR 2/3/2009 H884-885)
2009-02-04 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H997-998)
2009-02-03 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Scott (VA) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
2009-02-03 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 738.
2009-02-03 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H884-887)
2009-02-03 Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2009-01-28 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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