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H.R. 1447: Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013

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H.R. 1447: Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-04-09 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Became Public Law No: 113-242.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-04-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 113-242. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) 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.

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Official text

Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · 1 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] reported raising $882,179 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1447 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113