Accountability for Migrant Deaths Act of 2019

2019-07-09

Introduced in House

Accountability for Migrant Deaths Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Health and Human Services to report to Congress within 24 hours of a death of a foreign national while in the respective department's custody.

The House of Representatives shall hold a hearing within a week of receiving such a report. Executive privilege may not be asserted with respect to testimony before Congress about such a death.

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