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S. 1393 (95th)

A bill to authorize actions by the Attorney General to redress deprivations of constitutional and other federally protected rights of institutionalized persons.

reportedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

26 April 1977

Last action

31 July 1978 · Reported

Status

Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, S. Rept. 95-1056.

Sponsors

Sen. Bayh, Birch [D-IN], Sen. Gravel, Mike [D-AK], Sen. Humphrey, Hubert H. [D-MN], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD], Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD], Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX]

Subjects

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10 August 2026

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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 involuntarily confined in any correctional facility, juvenile correction center, mental hospital, nursing home, or facility for the chronically ill, retarded, or physically handicapped to conditions which deprive such persons of their Federal Constitutional or Statutory rights. Permits the Attorney General to intervene in any action of public importance commenced in a Federal court in which relief is sought from conditions allegedly depriving involuntarily confined persons in State institutions of their Federal rights.

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Timeline

  1. 26 April 1977

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 April 1977

    Introduced

    Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 31 July 1978

    Reported

    Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, S. Rept. 95-1056.

    Source: Committee

  4. 31 July 1978

    Reported

    Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, S. Rept. 95-1056.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

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  • Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

    summary · EN · 31 July 1978

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  • Introduced in Senate

    summary · EN · 26 April 1977

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