MERCY Act

Summary

Maintaining dignity and Eliminating unnecessary Restrictive Confinement of Youths Act of 2017 or the MERCY Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit juvenile solitary confinement, except as a temporary response to behavior that poses a serious and immediate risk of harm.

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Timeline

1. 7 February 2017

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 February 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 7 February 2017 · Download file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 February 2017

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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Sponsors

• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
• Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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