Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act of 2020

Summary

Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act of 2020 This bill establishes a new federal criminal offense for failing to obtain medical attention for an individual in federal custody who displays medical distress. Specifically, the bill requires federal law enforcement officers and the Bureau of Prisons' personnel to provide or obtain immediate medical attention for an individual in federal custody who displays medical distress. It criminalizes the negligent failure to obtain or provide such medical attention that results in unnecessary pain, injury, or death. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both.

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Timeline

1. 18 June 2020

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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2. 18 June 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

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3. 18 June 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 18 June 2020 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 June 2020

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 18 June 2020

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Sponsors

• Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] · D · Sponsor
• Debra Haaland · D · Sponsor
• Grace Napolitano · D · Sponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• ELIOT ENGEL · D · Sponsor
• CAROLYN MALONEY · D · Sponsor
• Katherine Clark · D · Sponsor
• A. McEachin · D · Sponsor
• Joseph Kennedy · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] · D · Sponsor
• Earl Blumenauer · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] · D · Sponsor
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · D · Sponsor
• James McGovern · D · Sponsor
• Sean Maloney · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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