HOUSE 901115th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
MERCY Act
- Last Action
- 3/9/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-09Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- 2017-02-07Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2017-02-07Introduced in House
- 2017-02-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-07 (00)
Maintaining dignity and Eliminating unnecessary Restrictive Confinement of Youths Act of 2017 or the MERCY Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit juvenile solitary confinement, except as a temporary response to behavior that poses a serious and immediate risk of harm.
Cosponsors (12)
- Mia Love (R-UT)
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- Sean Maloney (D-NY)
- Karen Bass (D-CA)
- Raul Labrador (R-ID)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Steve Russell (R-OK)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- ANNA ESHOO (D-CA)
Subjects
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Detention of persons
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government studies and investigations
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Mental health
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