United States · Law · HR
H.R. 1447 (113th)
Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013
Introduced
9 April 2013
Last action
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Status
Became Public Law No: 113-242.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 - Requires states that receive certain criminal justice assistance grants to report to the Attorney General on a quarterly basis certain information regarding the death of any person who is detained, arrested, en route to incarceration, or incarcerated in state or local facilities or a boot camp prison. Imposes penalties on states that fail to comply with such reporting requirements. Requires the head of each federal law enforcement agency to report to the Attorney General annually certain information regarding the death of any person who: (1) is detained or arrested by any officer of such agency (or by any state or local law enforcement officer for purposes of a federal law enforcement operation); or (2) is en route to be incarcerated or detained, or is incarcerated or detained, at any federal correctional facility or federal pretrial detention facility located within the United States or any other facility pursuant to a contract with or used by such agency. Requires the Attorney General to study such information and report on means by which it can be used to reduce the number of such deaths.
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Documents
20 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 19 December 2014
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 19 December 2014
Public Law
summary · EN · 18 December 2014
Passed Senate without amendment
summary · EN · 10 December 2014
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 20 November 2014
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 20 November 2014
Reported to Senate without amendment
summary · EN · 20 November 2014
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 13 December 2013
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 13 December 2013
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 12 December 2013
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 12 December 2013
Passed House without amendment
summary · EN · 12 December 2013
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 9 December 2013
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 9 December 2013
Reported to House without amendment
summary · EN · 9 December 2013
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 April 2013
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 April 2013
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 9 April 2013
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1447
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1447