US Congress House Bill 2189 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on September 21 2011 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-11-17 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 237.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011 - 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, under arrest, in the process of being arrested, en route to incarceration, or incarcerated at a municipal or county jail, state prison, state-run or contracted boot camp prison, state or local contract facility, or other local or state correctional facility. Imposes penalties of up to a 10% reduction of federal Byrne Justice Assistance Grant funding, at the Attorney General's discretion, 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, under arrest, or or in the process of being 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 or pre-trial 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.

Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011

Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]

Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]

2011-09-20 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Y: 398 N: 18 NV: 17 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-11-17	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 237.
2011-11-17	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
2011-11-17	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2011-09-21	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2011-09-20	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2011-09-20	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 398 - 18 (Roll no. 713). (text: CR H6244-6245)
2011-09-20	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6256-6257)
2011-09-20	House	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Smith (TX) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
2011-09-20	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2189.
2011-09-20	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6244-6246)
2011-09-20	House	Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2011-09-07	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 127.
2011-09-07	House	Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-198.
2011-08-01	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2011-08-01	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-06-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2189/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2189/BILLS-112hr2189ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2189/BILLS-112hr2189eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2189/BILLS-112hr2189rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2189/BILLS-112hr2189rs.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2011713