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Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-05-22
Introduced
5
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Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
Democrat · MA · Senator
Votes with party: 84.8% (901 recorded votes)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-05-22

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Plain-English Summary

Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act of 2025 This bill establishes a new federal criminal offense for failing to obtain medical attention for an individual in federal custody who displays medical distress. Specifically, the bill requires federal law enforcement officers and the Bureau of Prisons' personnel to provide or obtain immediate medical attention for an individual in federal custody who displays medical distress. It criminalizes the negligent failure to obtain or provide such medical attention that results in unnecessary pain, injury, or death. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both.

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