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 May 11, 2021
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2
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Committee
1
May 11, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
May 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
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