DHS Custody Serious Injury and Death Congressional Notification

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-10-26 — Deaths in Custody Reporting Reform Act: cross-connection with deaths-in-custody-reporting: Both address federal reporting and notification requirements when individuals die or are seriously injured in government custody, though DHS notification is directed at Congress and this bill reforms broader federal custodial-death data collection. (novelty: 2)
2026-07-07 — To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify Congress of any serious injury or death of any individual in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.: HR9113 introduced to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify Congress of any serious injury or death of an individual in DHS custody, establishing a statutory congressional oversight/reporting duty for in-custody incidents. (novelty: 2)