S.1550 - Safe Treatment, Avoiding Needless Deaths, and Abuse Reduction in the Detention System Act

A bill to ensure that individuals detained by the Department of Homeland Security are treated humanely, provided adequate medical care, and granted certain specified rights. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: A bill to ensure that individuals detained by the Department of Homeland Security are treated humanely, provided adequate medical care, and granted certain specified rights. as introduced.
  • Short: Safe Treatment, Avoiding Needless Deaths, and Abuse Reduction in the Detention System Act as introduced.
  • Short: Strong STANDARDS Act as introduced.

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Interests that support this bill:

Top recipients for ALL supporting interest groups

Name Amount Received Vote On Passage
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] $37,556
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] $27,328
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ] $15,800
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] $10,200
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI] $9,400
Sen. Scott Brown [R, MA] $8,650
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] $7,430
Sen. Marco Rubio [R, FL] $6,800
Sen. Patrick Toomey [R, PA] $6,550
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO] $5,650
 
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18] $37,200
Rep. Judy Chu [D, CA-32] $27,700
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D, VA-11] $24,713
Rep. Jim Costa [D, CA-20] $18,200
Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18] $17,506
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28] $15,278
Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43] $14,000
Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2] $12,950
Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15] $12,650
Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5] $9,300

Specific Organizations Supporting S.1550

  • Advocates for Human Rights
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association
  • American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
  • Amnesty International USA
  • Asian American Justice Center
  • Church World Service
  • Coalition of Irish Immigration Centers
  • constitution project
  • Episcopal Church
  • Fair Immigration Reform Movement
  • Heartland Alliance's National Immigration Justice Center
  • Human Rights Watch
  • Irish Apostolate USA
  • Jesuit Refugee Service
  • Just Detention International
  • Legal Momentum
  • Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
  • Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Washington Office
  • National Immigration Forum
  • National Immigration Law Center
  • National Council of La Raza
  • Organization of Chinese Americans
  • Physicians for Human Rights
  • Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Institute Justice Team
  • The Center for Victims of Torture
  • Friends Committee on National Legislation
  • United Methodist Church, General Board of Church and Society
  • Women's Refugee Commission
  • World Organization for Human Rights
  • Capital Area Immigrants' Rights coalition
  • Lutheran Advocacy Ministry of Arizona
  • Florida Immigration Advocacy Center
  • American Civil Liberties Union

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