S. 1914 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, May 22, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryRequires medical care for people in federal custody
This bill creates a new federal crime for federal law enforcement officers and Bureau of Prisons staff who negligently fail to get medical attention for someone in their custody who is clearly in medical distress. If that failure to act causes unnecessary pain, injury, or death, the person responsible could face fines, up to one year in prison, or both.
How it affects you
If you're ever in federal custody and experience a medical emergency, this bill is meant to ensure officers take your medical distress seriously and get you help. For federal law enforcement and prison staff, it sets a legal expectation that they must respond to signs of medical distress with immediate care.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, May 22, 2025)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 1914
A BILL
Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) · Introduced May 22, 2025 · Crime and Law Enforcement · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action May 22, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.”