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H.R. 2323 (94th)

A bill to authorize actions for redress in cases involving the violation of the constitutional rights of inmates in State or local correctional facilities or jails.

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Introduced

29 January 1975

Last action

29 January 1975 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Eilberg, Joshua [D-PA-4], Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14], Rep. Drinan, Robert F. [D-MA-4], Rep. Holtzman, Elizabeth [D-NY-16], Rep. Badillo, Herman [D-NY-21], Rep. Diggs, Charles C., Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18], Rep. Murphy, John M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Helstoski, Henry [D-NJ-9], Rep. Biester, Edward G., Jr. [R-PA-8], Rep. Eckhardt, Bob [D-TX-8], Rep. Harrington, Michael J. [D-MA-6], Rep. Koch, Edward I. [D-NY-18], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11], Rep. Abzug, Bella S. [D-NY-20], Rep. Aspin, Les [D-WI-1], Rep. Metcalfe, Ralph H. [D-IL-1], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]

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Summary

States that every person, including a unit of government, who, under color of law, causes any inmate of a State or local correctional facility or jail to be deprived of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws of the United States shall be liable to the inmate in an action for redress, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order for preventive relief. Authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil action in any appropriate United States district court whenever he has reasonable cause to believe that any person or group of persons, including a unit of government, is engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment by an inmate of any rights guaranteed by the Constitution or laws of the United States, and that such denial of rights raises an issue of general public importance.

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Timeline

  1. 29 January 1975

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 29 January 1975

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 29 January 1975

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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