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Emergency Community Supervision Act

3/2/2022, 4:21 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 6400

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.

Current Status of Bill HR 6400

Bill HR 6400 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 26, 2020. Bill HR 6400 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the House on March 26, 2020.  Bill HR 6400's most recent activity was Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. as of March 26, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 6400

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
39
Democrat Cosponsors
39
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 6400

Primary Policy Focus

Crime and Law Enforcement

Potential Impact Areas

- 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

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 6400

Emergency Community Supervision Act
To 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.
Emergency Community Supervision Act

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