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Emergency Community Supervision Act

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.

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

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

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
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.

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