Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013
Public Law 113-242 · H.R. 1447 · 113th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Dec 18, 2014 · Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-3)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. John Conyers
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 - Requires states that receive allocations under specified provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, whether characterized as the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs, the Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Program, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, or otherwise, to report to the Attorney General on a quarterly basis certain information regarding the death of any person who is detained, arrested, en route to incarceration, or incarcerated in state or local facilities or a boot camp prison. Imposes penalties on states that fail to comply with such reporting requirements..
Requires the head of each federal law enforcement agency to report to the Attorney General annually certain information regarding the death of any person who: (1) is detained or arrested by any officer of such agency (or by any state or local law enforcement officer for purposes of a federal law enforcement operation); or (2) is en route to be incarcerated or detained, or is incarcerated or detained, at any federal correctional facility or federal pretrial detention facility located within the United States or any other facility pursuant to a contract with or used by such agency.
Requires the Attorney General to study such information and report on means by which it can be used to reduce the number of such deaths.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Judiciary Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Judiciary Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Constitution Subcommittee
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
S. 2807Identical bill
Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 23 actions.
- Dec 18, 2014Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 113-242.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 12, 2014FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Dec 11, 2014FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 10, 2014FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 9, 2014CommitteeCommittee · Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights. Hearings held.
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Constitution Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
- Nov 20, 2014CalendarCalendar · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 604.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Dec 13, 2013CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Dec 12, 2013FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1447.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Collins (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 9, 2013CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 205.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-285.
- Dec 4, 2013CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Dec 3, 2013CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Discharged.
- Apr 30, 2013CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Apr 9, 2013CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.