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House bill · H.R. 9591 (119th Congress)

Extreme Temperatures Injustice in Prisons Act of 2026

U.S. House of Representatives

Latest action Jul 6, 2026

Sponsor: Alma S. Adams (U.S. Representative, NC-12, Democratic)

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Summary

Would require the Bureau of Prisons, within five years of enactment, to install or update heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, including temperature monitoring, at each federal correctional facility it operates.

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Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

House Committee on Energy and Commerce · U.S. House of Representatives

Also referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · U.S. House of Representatives, Senate Committee on the Judiciary · U.S. Senate.

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Cosponsors

17

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Full history

  1. Jul 6, 2026

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    U.S. House of Representatives

  2. Jul 6, 2026

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. House

    U.S. House

  3. Jul 6, 2026

    Referred to committee

    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.

  4. Jul 6, 2026

    Referred to committee

    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.

  5. Jul 6, 2026

    Referred to committee

    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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