H.R. 2718 · 119th Congress
Family Notification of Death, Injury, or Illness in Custody Act of 2025
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Family Notification of Death, Injury, or Illness in Custody Act of 2025
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 8, 2025
Family Notification of Death, Injury, or Illness in Custody Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to develop policies and procedures for notifying next-of-kin or other emergency contacts in the event of the death, or serious illness or serious injury, of an individual in custody.
The bill requires DOJ to implement the policies and procedures at its detention agencies. Further, the bill requires DOJ to distribute model policies and procedures to state, territorial, tribal, and local detention agencies.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Family Notification of Death, Injury, or Illness in Custody Act of 2025
Latest action (Apr 8, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 8, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.