End Solitary Confinement Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2477 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2477 To end the use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing in all Federal agencies and entities with which Federal agencies contract. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2025 Mr. Markey (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Merkley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To end the use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing in all Federal agencies and entities with which Federal agencies contract. 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 ``End Solitary Confinement Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) the use of solitary confinement as a carceral practice causes devastating harm and constitutes a form of tor…