3.0.0 901 2023-01-11T13:34:58Z 2023-01-11T13:34:58Z House HR 2017-02-07 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 7, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CUMMINGS:H.R. 901.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H1084]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2017-03-09T18:35:12Z Referred to 2017-02-07T15:01:15Z REDEEM Act 115 827 S 2017-04-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS MERCY Act 115 329 S 2017-02-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2017-03-09 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2017-02-07 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-02-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-02-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 N L000584 Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4] Mia Love R UT B. 4 2017-02-07 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2017-02-07 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2017-02-07 True M001185 Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Sean Maloney D NY Patrick 18 2017-02-07 True B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] Karen Bass D CA 37 2017-02-07 True L000573 Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1] Raul Labrador R ID R. 1 2017-02-07 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2017-03-23 False R000604 Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5] Steve Russell R OK 5 2017-04-25 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2017-05-08 False J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2017-06-02 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2017-06-02 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2018-12-13 False Crime and Law Enforcement 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 Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-02-07 Introduced in House 2017-07-20T19:41:46Z 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.

]]> MERCY Act Display Title MERCY Act Official Title as Introduced To place restrictions on the use of solitary confinement for juveniles in Federal custody. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced MERCY Act Short Titles as Introduced Maintaining dignity and Eliminating unnecessary Restrictive Confinement of Youths Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr901ih/xml/BILLS-115hr901ih.xml 2017-03-09 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.