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S. 10 (96th)

A bill to authorize actions for redress in cases involving deprivations of rights of institutionalized persons secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States.

passedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

15 January 1979

Last action

28 February 1980 · Floor

Status

Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H. R. 10 passed in lieu.

Sponsors

Sen. Bayh, Birch [D-IN], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Gravel, Mike [D-AK], Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD], Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI], Sen. McGovern, George [D-SD], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI], Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV], Sen. Ribicoff, Abraham A. [D-CT], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Stone, Richard (Dick) [D-FL], Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ], Sen. Magnuson, Warren G. [D-WA], Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Nelson, Gaylord [D-WI], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT], Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH]

Subjects

Rule of law

Source updated

10 August 2026

Rule of law

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Summary

Authorizes the Attorney General to institute a civil action for or in the name of the United States in an appropriate district court whenever he has reasonable cause to believe that a State or its agents are subjecting persons confined in any correctional facility, juvenile correction center, mental hospital, nursing home, or facility for the mentally ill, retarded, or disabled to conditions of willful or gross neglect which deprive such persons of their Federal constitutional or statutory rights. Permits the Attorney General to intervene in any action commenced in a Federal court in which relief is sought from conditions allegedly depriving institutionalized persons in State institutions of their Federal rights. Prohibits any retaliation against individuals reporting conditions which may constitute a violation. Requires the Attorney General to report to Congress concerning actions instituted or in which the Attorney General has intervened pursuant to this Act.

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Timeline

  1. 15 January 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 January 1979

    Introduced

    Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 15 November 1979

    Reported

    Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, S. Rept. 96-416.

    Source: Committee

  4. 15 November 1979

    Reported

    Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, S. Rept. 96-416.

    Source: Committee

  5. 26 February 1980

    Floor

    Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.

    Source: Floor

  6. 27 February 1980

    Floor

    Measure considered in Senate.

    Source: Floor

  7. 28 February 1980

    Floor

    Measure considered in Senate.

    Source: Floor

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

3 official files

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  • Indefinitely postponed in Senate

    summary · EN · 28 February 1980

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  • Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

    summary · EN · 15 November 1979

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  • Introduced in Senate

    summary · EN · 15 January 1979

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