US SB2477 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on July 28 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-07-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 28 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-07-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to end the use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing in all Federal agencies and entities with which Federal agencies contract.
Title
End Solitary Confinement Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] |
| Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-28 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
HB4682 (Related) 2025-07-23 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2477/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/s2477/BILLS-119s2477is.pdf |
