HR.2189 Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011
To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes.
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- Gov Vote
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- Outcome
- YES
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Sponsored by
- Rep. Robert Scott (VA Democrat)
Co-Sponsored by
- Rep. John Conyers (MI Democrat)
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Our Analysis:
The bill follows the questionable death of an inmate in a Florida detention center and requires states that receive some criminal justice grants to report quarterly to the Justice Department regarding the death of any detained person or person en route to detention.
Heads of federal law enforcement agencies must also report to the US Attorney General, annually, information on the death of individuals detained or arrested by those agencies, is enroute to be incarcerated or detained or is incarcerated or detained at any federal correctional facility or p-retrial detention facility within the US.
Summary:
9/20/2011--Passed House without amendment. (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 2011 - Requires states that receive certain criminal justice assistance grants to report to the Attorney General on a quarterly basis certain information regarding the death of any person who is detained, under arrest, in the process of being arrested, en route to incarceration, or incarcerated at a municipal or county jail, state prison, state-run or contracted boot camp prison, state or local contract facility, or other local or state correctional facility. Imposes penalties of up to a 10% reduction of federal Byrne Justice Assistance Grant funding, at the Attorney General's discretion, 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, under arrest, or or in the process of being 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 or pre-trial 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.
Actions:
Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SH-216. 10:00 a.m.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Considered as unfinished business.
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Smith (TX) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2189.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-198.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 398 - 18 (Roll no. 713).
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 127.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 237.
Question:
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H R 2189 Death in Custody Reporting Act of 20112/3
Result
passed