Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act of 2021
Summary
Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act of 2021 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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 11, 2021
Last action Nov 9, 2021
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Nov 9, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
lower
May 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
May 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ayanna Pressley
DDemocratic
Co
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
Co
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
Co
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Carolyn B. Maloney
DDemocratic
Co
Earl Blumenauer
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Ilhan Omar
DDemocratic
Co
Jamaal Bowman
DDemocratic
Co
Rashida Tlaib
DDemocratic
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