Bill 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.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-12-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. [SB5477 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography	BioGuide
Senator Jon Ossoff [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-GA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator John Kennedy [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-LA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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