S. 4000 · 116th Congress
Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act of 2020
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Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act of 2020
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 18, 2020
Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act of 2020
This bill 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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act of 2020
Latest action (Jun 18, 2020): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 18, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.