Emergency Community Supervision Act

Senate Bill 3579 - Emergency Community Supervision Act: Overview, Status, and Impact

Hozzl · 2022-02-08T23:23:06Z

Explore the details of Senate Bill 3579 Emergency Community Supervision Act currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Crime and Law Enforcement. Stay informed on legislative developments.

2/8/2022, 11:23 PM

Congressional Summary of S 3579

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.

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Current Status of Bill S 3579

Bill S 3579 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 25, 2020. Bill S 3579 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the Senate on March 25, 2020. Bill S 3579's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. as of March 25, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3579

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Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3579

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 S 3579

Emergency Community Supervision Act

A bill 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.