[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6282 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6282

To require a report on detainees in U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or the Office of Refugee 
          Resettlement (ORR) custody, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 7, 2023

 Mr. Vasquez (for himself, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Craig, Mrs. 
  Ramirez, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Caraveo, and Mrs. Trahan) introduced the 
 following bill; which was 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To require a report on detainees in U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or the Office of Refugee 
          Resettlement (ORR) custody, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Humane Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON DHS AND HHS DETAINEES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall jointly submit to Congress 
and the Comptroller General of the United States a report regarding 
detainees in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement (ICE), or the Office of Refugee Resettlement 
(ORR) custody, as the case may be. Such report shall include 
information relating to the following:
            (1) All instances of assault or abuse while in custody 
        either by an officer, staff, or other detainee that requires 
        medical attention.
            (2) All reports of sexual assault on detainees while in 
        custody, as well as any findings from subsequent investigations 
        into each such assault.
            (3) All instances of detainee death while in custody.
            (4) The frequency and topic of complaints submitted by 
        detainees or their families regarding abuse, sexual assault, 
        staff neglect, staff retaliation, lack of proper resources or 
        amenities, lack of access to legal counsel, or death to 
        authorities at detention centers, as well as any action taken 
        by such authorities to address and remedy such complaints.
    (b) GAO Recommendations.--Not later than 90 days after receipt of 
the report required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall submit to Congress a list of recommendations to 
address the instances, reports, and complaints included in such report.
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