Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act of 2024

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10295 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10295 To require Federal law enforcement and prison officials to obtain or provide immediate medical attention to individuals in custody who display medical distress. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 4, 2024 Ms. Pressley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require Federal law enforcement and prison officials to obtain or provide immediate medical attention to individuals in custody who display medical distress. 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 ``Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR INDIVIDUALS IN FEDERAL CUSTODY DISPLAYING MEDICAL DISTRESS. (a) In General.--Chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding a…