# 119-hr-4682: End Solitary Confinement Act 119-hr-4682, End Solitary Confinement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-10-30). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4682 - As of: 2026-10-30 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-4682 - Congress: 119 - Title: End Solitary Confinement Act - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-07-23 - Sponsor: Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA) - Cosponsors: 26 - Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement - Touches household money: no - Last recorded action: 2026-10-30 ## Summary **Ends general solitary confinement in federal custody and creates strict limits, minimum out-of-cell time, and independent oversight.** This bill would set baseline engagement, medical, and review standards to sharply restrict when and how people can be separated from the general population. ## Cosponsors (26) - Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2026-10-26T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Ban on general solitary and time-minimum: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would mostly ban general solitary confinement in federal facilities and in facilities the federal government contracts with. People in federal custody would be entitled to at least 14 hours per day out of cell in shared spaces, including at least 7 hours of structured group pro… - Limits on restraints and medical review: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would generally ban restraints except when an individualized finding shows a specific, imminent risk of serious injury. When used, restraints must be least-restrictive and normally no longer than 4 hours unless a medical supervisor approves more time. Repeated or consecutive-da… - Medical separation and health-care rules: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would limit medical separations (quarantine, isolation, psychiatric crisis) to cases where they are medically necessary and require care in medical units run by health staff. Staff would do immediate comprehensive assessments, give urgent treatment, check on the person at least… - Monitoring, IG advice, and public reports: benefit, low. If enacted, the Attorney General would create a 15‑member Community Monitoring Body within 90 days to make unannounced visits, access non‑classified records, interview people with informed consent, and publish findings. The DOJ Inspector General would set up a survivor-focused advisory body once fu… - Placement hearings and due process protections: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require formal placement hearings before a neutral decisionmaker before someone is placed in an alternative unit for serious conduct. People would get at least 2 days' written notice, rights to present and challenge evidence, assistance or an appointed independent represe… - Private lawsuits and civil remedies: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would preserve constitutional suits and create a private cause of action for people harmed by violations of the Act's placement and confinement rules. Plaintiffs could seek injunctions, facility closure for repeated violations, money damages for emotional harm, and attorney's f… - Byrne/JAG grants tied to compliance: cost, medium. If enacted, States and local Byrne/JAG recipients would need to certify annual substantial compliance with the Act within 180 days of enactment. Beginning the first fiscal year after enactment, the Attorney General would cut by at least 10 percent the Byrne/JAG funds for any State or local recipien… - Appropriations, agency duties, and construction ban: mixed, low. If enacted, Congress would be authorized to appropriate sums needed to implement the bill and agencies must add the Act's rules into their standards within 60 days of enactment. At the same time, money appropriated to carry out the Act could not be used to construct or renovate facilities for liste… - Tight time limits and lockdown rules: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would sharply limit how long people can be kept in cells for counts, business, emergencies, or lockdowns. Examples: night count or sleep confinement would be up to 8 hours, daytime count/business up to 2 hours, emergency de-escalation generally up to 4 hours per incident and up… ## Related bills - 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act - 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act - 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025 - 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act - 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act - 119-hr-15: Equality Act ## Sources - [119-hr-4682 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4682) ## Related - [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973) - [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51) - [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20) - [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977) - [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390) - [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4682 (as of 2026-10-30).