To end the use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing in all Federal agencies and entities with which Federal agencies contract.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To end the use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing in all Federal agencies and entities with which Federal agencies contract., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Immigration, Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HA0FA1E5F4F5B471FB74B659B09CCF8C2: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Solitary Confinement Act.
- Section H91D444D28C094AE9A9E8887F1BCF9435: 2. Findings Congress finds that— the use of solitary confinement as a carceral practice causes devastating harm and constitutes a form of torture; solitary...
- Section HA60D90A7BD1542F097D2625F9A2905F2: 3. Ending solitary confinement and establishing minimum standards Chapter 301 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:...
- Section H7700257F8E0D4C618BC3AC10AADF0F8F: 4015. Ending solitary confinement and establishing minimum standards Except in the circumstances described in paragraph (2)(B), a person incarcerated in a...
- Section H7B83B7830B6041CCAADC2548F697E997: 4. Oversight Chapter 301 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 3 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To end the use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing in all Federal agencies and entities with which Federal agencies contract., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Immigration, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To end the use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing in all Federal agencies and entities with which Federal agencies contract., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Markey (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
any housing of a person for their own protection. The term representative of the news media means any individual or entity that— gathers information of potential interest to a segment of the public
any housing of a person for their own protection. The term representative of the news media means any individual or entity that— gathers information of potential interest to a segment of the public
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