H.R. 6400
Referred to CommitteeEmergency Community Supervision Act
Introduced 3/26/2020•116th Congress•House
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
3/26/2020 • House
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.
Introduced in House • 3/26/2020
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Policy Area: Crime and Law Enforcement
CancerCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal procedure and sentencingDetention of personsDigestive and metabolic diseasesEmergency medical services and trauma careHIV/AIDSImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesNeurological disordersWomen's health
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Originated in the House
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March 26, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Introduced in House3/26/2020