United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3242 (104th)
Reporting Deaths in Custody Act of 1996
Introduced
15 April 1996
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
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Summary
Reporting Deaths in Custody Act of 1996 - Directs the Attorney General to require that the appropriate public authorities report promptly regarding each individual who dies in custody while in a municipal or county jail, State or Federal prison, or other similar place of confinement. Requires the Attorney General to publish an annual report on the number of deaths in each institution and the cause and time of each death.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 15 April 1996
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Introduced in House · EN · 15 April 1996
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 15 April 1996
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3242
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/3242