Extreme Temperatures Injustice in Prisons Act of 2026
The Extreme Temperatures Injustice in Prisons Act of 2026 requires the Bureau of Prisons to upgrade heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems in all correctional facilities and install temperature monitoring devices in every occupied space. The bill mandates the creation of written standards to prevent heat and cold stress, provides free cooling and heating supplies to inmates during dangerous weather, and establishes specific protective rules for medically vulnerable populations. Additionally, the legislation requires regular reports to Congress on system costs and temperature-related illnesses, while authorizing funding through fiscal year 2031 to support these safety improvements.
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Jul 2026
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Introduced Jul 6, 2026
Last action Jul 6, 2026
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Jul 6, 2026
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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.
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Jul 6, 2026
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1 primary · 19 co-sponsors
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Alma S. Adams
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Analilia Mejia
DDemocratic
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André Carson
DDemocratic
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Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
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Dwight Evans
DDemocratic
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
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Frederica S. Wilson
DDemocratic
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Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
DDemocratic
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Jasmine Crockett
DDemocratic
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Jonathan L. Jackson
DDemocratic
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Judy Chu
DDemocratic
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