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H.R. 6282 · 118th Congress

Humane Accountability Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 118th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

GGD (Gabe) VasquezSponsor
9 cosponsors · 9 D
NND (Nikki) Budzinski ACD Craig YCD Caraveo DRD Ramirez ASD Salinas LTD Trahan JVD Vargas MSD Stansbury NVD Velázquez

7 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to jointly report to Congress and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) about assaults, deaths, complaints, and related instances involving immigration detainees.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 7, 2023

Humane Accountability Act

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to jointly report to Congress and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) about assaults, deaths, complaints, and related instances involving immigration detainees. GAO must subsequently issue recommendations to address the reported instances.

The joint report must include information from detention centers related to

  • detainee deaths while in custody;
  • assault or abuse of a detainee while in custody by an officer, staff, or other detainee that requires medical attention;
  • sexual assault of detainees while in custody and investigative findings from each such assault;
  • complaints submitted by detainees or their families regarding abuse, sexual assault, staff neglect or retaliation, lack of proper resources or amenities, lack of access to legal counsel, or death; and
  • the centers' actions to address and remedy such complaints from detainees or their families.

The report must provide information regarding detention centers operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Office of Refugee Resettlement.

The bill requires GAO to provide Congress with a list of recommendations to address the information in the report within 90 days following GAO's receipt of such report.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Humane Accountability Act

Latest action (Nov 7, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Policy area: Immigration · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 7, 2023

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.