US SB5477 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on December 11 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-12-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 11 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-12-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to establish Federal policies and procedures to notify the next of kin or other emergency contact upon the death, or serious illness or serious injury, of an individual in Federal custody, to provide model policies for States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to implement and enforce similar policies and procedures, and for other purposes.
Title
A bill to establish Federal policies and procedures to notify the next of kin or other emergency contact upon the death, or serious illness or serious injury, of an individual in Federal custody, to provide model policies for States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to implement and enforce similar policies and procedures, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
| Sen. Jon Ossoff [D-GA] | Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-11 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/5477/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s5477/BILLS-118s5477is.pdf |
