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Humane Accountability Act

USA118th CongressHR-6282| House 
| Updated: 11/7/2023
Gabe Vasquez

Gabe Vasquez

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Cosponsors (9)
Juan Vargas (Democratic)Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Andrea Salinas (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Delia C. Ramirez (Democratic)Nikki Budzinski (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)Yadira Caraveo (Democratic)

Homeland Security Committee, Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Humane Accountability Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to jointly report to Congress and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) about assaults, deaths, complaints, and related instances involving immigration detainees. GAO must subsequently issue recommendations to address the reported instances. The joint report must include information from detention centers related to detainee deaths while in custody; assault or abuse of a detainee while in custody by an officer, staff, or other detainee that requires medical attention; sexual assault of detainees while in custody and investigative findings from each such assault; complaints submitted by detainees or their families regarding abuse, sexual assault, staff neglect or retaliation, lack of proper resources or amenities, lack of access to legal counsel, or death; and the centers' actions to address and remedy such complaints from detainees or their families. The report must provide information regarding detention centers operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Office of Refugee Resettlement. The bill requires GAO to provide Congress with a list of recommendations to address the information in the report within 90 days following GAO's receipt of such report.
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Timeline
Nov 7, 2023
Introduced in House
Nov 7, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Nov 7, 2023
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
  • November 7, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • November 7, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.


  • November 7, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.

Immigration

Congressional oversightDetention of personsGovernment studies and investigationsImmigrant health and welfareLaw enforcement officersSex offensesViolent crime

Humane Accountability Act

USA118th CongressHR-6282| House 
| Updated: 11/7/2023
Humane Accountability Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to jointly report to Congress and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) about assaults, deaths, complaints, and related instances involving immigration detainees. GAO must subsequently issue recommendations to address the reported instances. The joint report must include information from detention centers related to detainee deaths while in custody; assault or abuse of a detainee while in custody by an officer, staff, or other detainee that requires medical attention; sexual assault of detainees while in custody and investigative findings from each such assault; complaints submitted by detainees or their families regarding abuse, sexual assault, staff neglect or retaliation, lack of proper resources or amenities, lack of access to legal counsel, or death; and the centers' actions to address and remedy such complaints from detainees or their families. The report must provide information regarding detention centers operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Office of Refugee Resettlement. The bill requires GAO to provide Congress with a list of recommendations to address the information in the report within 90 days following GAO's receipt of such report.
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Timeline
Nov 7, 2023
Introduced in House
Nov 7, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Nov 7, 2023
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
  • November 7, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • November 7, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.


  • November 7, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
Gabe Vasquez

Gabe Vasquez

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Cosponsors (9)
Juan Vargas (Democratic)Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Andrea Salinas (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Delia C. Ramirez (Democratic)Nikki Budzinski (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)Yadira Caraveo (Democratic)

Homeland Security Committee, Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

Immigration

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightDetention of personsGovernment studies and investigationsImmigrant health and welfareLaw enforcement officersSex offensesViolent crime