H.R.9591

Extreme Temperatures Injustice in Prisons Act of 2026

Introduced·7/6/26

Extreme Temperatures Injustice in Prisons Act of 2026 aims to improve response to extreme temperatures in federal correctional facilities.

The Extreme Temperatures Injustice in Prisons Act of 2026 mandates the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide heat and cold mitigation options to inmates at no cost when temperatures reach dangerously high or low levels. The Act requires the Director to develop and enforce mandatory standards for heat and cold stress, install or update heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, and implement wet-bulb globe temperature-based NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limits.

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Judiciary Committee
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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

History

Jul 6

House

Introduced in House

Jul 6

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.