3.0.0 2115 2023-01-11T13:35:58Z 2023-01-11T13:35:58Z House HR 2017-04-24 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 69 (Monday, April 24, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BASS:H.R. 2115.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 1 of the United States Constitution,providing--``All legislative Powers herein granted shall bevested in a Congress of the United States, which shallconsist of a Senate and House of Representatives.''____________________[Page H2816]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2017-05-02T13:54:19Z Referred to 2017-04-24T16:00:33Z 2017-05-02 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2017-04-24 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-04-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] Karen Bass D CA 37 N R000588 Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] Cedric Richmond D LA L. 2 2017-04-24 True Crime and Law Enforcement Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Detention of persons Emergency medical services and trauma care Government information and archives Health information and medical records Juvenile crime and gang violence Law enforcement administration and funding Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-04-24 Introduced in House 2018-02-13T14:35:36Z Family Notification of Death in Custody or Life-Threatening Emergency Act of 2017 or Wakiesha's Law

This bill requires federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to obtain identifying information about an individual in custody and contact information for the individual's next of kin or designated emergency contact. It establishes minimum standards with respect to notifying the next of kin or designated emergency contact following an individual's death or life-threatening emergency while in custody.

The Department of Justice must reduce by 10% the allocation of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program for a state or local government that fails to comply.

The bill also amends the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 to require a state or federal law enforcement agency to include, in its quarterly report on deaths in custody, additional information such as the date and time that death notification was provided and the date and time of each unsuccessful notification attempt.

]]> Wakiesha's Law Display Title Wakiesha's Law Official Title as Introduced To encourage State, local and tribal jurisdictions to implement and enforce appropriate and time-sensitive procedures to notify the next-of-kin or designated person upon the death or life-threatening emergency of an individual who is in the custody of law enforcement. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Wakiesha's Law Short Titles as Introduced Family Notification of Death in Custody or Life-Threatening Emergency Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2115ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2115ih.xml 2017-05-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.