US Congress Senate Bill 4000 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on June 18 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act of 2020

Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-18	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB7268 (Same As) 2020-06-18 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4000/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4000/BILLS-116s4000is.pdf