US Congress House Bill 7268 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Introduced on June 18 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-18 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House 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

Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]
Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2020-06-18	House	Introduced in House

SB4000 (Same As) 2020-06-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7268/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7268/BILLS-116hr7268ih.pdf