Emergency Community Supervision Act

3/2/2022, 4:21 PM

Emergency Community Supervision Act

This bill establishes measures to reduce the number of individuals in federal custody during a national emergency relating to a communicable disease.

Specifically, it does the following:

  • requires certain categories of inmates to be released and placed in community supervision (e.g., home confinement);
  • limits the use of pretrial detention; and
  • modifies supervised release, including to limit the use of incarceration as a sanction for a parole violation.
Congress
116
Number
HR - 6400
Introduced on
2020-03-26
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

3/26/2020
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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Emergency Community Supervision Act

This bill establishes measures to reduce the number of individuals in federal custody during a national emergency relating to a communicable disease.

Specifically, it does the following:

  • requires certain categories of inmates to be released and placed in community supervision (e.g., home confinement);
  • limits the use of pretrial detention; and
  • modifies supervised release, including to limit the use of incarceration as a sanction for a parole violation.
Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo require the release of certain individuals in the custody of the United States because of their risk of exposure during a national emergency, and for other purposes.
Policy Areas
Crime and Law Enforcement
Potential Impact
Cancer•
Cardiovascular and respiratory health•
Congressional oversight•
Correctional facilities and imprisonment•
Criminal procedure and sentencing•
Detention of persons•
Digestive and metabolic diseases•
Emergency medical services and trauma care•
HIV/AIDS•
Immunology and vaccination•
Infectious and parasitic diseases•
Neurological disorders•
Women's health

Comments

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Recent Activity

Latest Summary4/27/2020

Emergency Community Supervision Act

This bill establishes measures to reduce the number of individuals in federal custody during a national emergency relating to a communicable disease.

Specifically, it does the following:

Latest Action3/26/2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.