119th Congress
H.R. 9591
Extreme Temperatures Injustice in Prisons Act of 2026
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Alma S. Adams(D-NC)
- Introduced
- Jul 6, 2026
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce; House Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (19)
Original cosponsors (8)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA)
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
- Lucy McBath (D-GA)
- Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
- Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
Added later (11)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA) · Jul 9, 2026
- Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL) · Jul 9, 2026
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) · Jul 9, 2026
- Judy Chu (D-CA) · Jul 9, 2026
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA) · Jul 9, 2026
- Lauren Underwood (D-IL) · Jul 9, 2026
- Nikema Williams (D-GA) · Jul 9, 2026
- André Carson (D-IN) · Jul 16, 2026
- Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC) · Jul 16, 2026
- Analilia Mejia (D-NJ) · Aug 3, 2026
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL) · Aug 10, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To improve response to, and preparation for, extreme temperatures, in Federal correctional facilities.
Latest action(Jul 6, 2026): Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jul 6, 2026 · House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. - Jul 6, 2026
Introduced in House