United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 7268 (116th)
Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act of 2020
Introduced
18 June 2020
Last action
18 June 2020 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5], Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
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
18 June 2020
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
18 June 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 June 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 18 June 2020 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7268
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7268
- us · 116-hr-7268 · source updated 5 December 2025