Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 became law 618 days after introduction, with one cosponsor, a Democrat
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 252 words.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 - Requires states that receive allocations under specified provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, whether characterized as the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs, the Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Program, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, or otherwise, to report to the Attorney General on a quarterly basis certain information regarding the death of any person who is detained, arrested, en route to incarceration, or incarcerated in state or local facilities or a boot camp prison. Imposes penalties on states that fail to comply with such reporting requirements.. Requires the head of each federal law enforcement agency to report to the Attorney General annually certain information regarding the death of any person who: (1) is detained or arrested by any officer of such agency (or by any state or local law enforcement officer for purposes of a federal law enforcement operation); or (2) is en route to be incarcerated or detained, or is incarcerated or detained, at any federal correctional facility or federal pretrial detention facility located within the United States or any other facility pursuant to a contract with or used by such agency. Requires the Attorney General to study such information and report on means by which it can be used to reduce the number of such deaths.
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee - Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 138 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 7, from enrolled bill to public law · 1,107 words
- Subjects
- Correctional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal justice information and recordsDetention of personsGovernment studies and investigationsLaw enforcement administration and funding
- Latest action
- Dec 18, 2014: Became Public Law No: 113-242.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 113th S. 2807 Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 D · Introduced