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US S3698
US S3698Emergency GRACE Act Emergency Grants of Release And Compassion Effectively Act of 2020
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Introduced
05/12/2020
05/12/2020
In Committee
05/12/2020
05/12/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To expand compassionate release authority and elderly home confinement access for offenders with heightened coronavirus risk. 1
AI Summary
This bill, the Emergency GRACE Act, aims to expand compassionate release authority and elderly home confinement access for federal offenders with heightened coronavirus risk. It would remove the administrative exhaustion and 30-day waiting period requirements for compassionate release motions filed during a public health emergency. The bill also allows courts to temporarily release or transfer federal inmates to home confinement during a public health emergency to protect their health and safety, as well as that of the detention facility. Additionally, it provides $50 million in emergency funding for state corrections departments to identify high-risk inmates and assist them in seeking compassionate release or other sentence reductions.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (7)
Brian Schatz (D)*,
Richard Blumenthal (D),
Dick Durbin (D),
Kamala Harris (D),
Amy Klobuchar (D),
Ed Markey (D),
Ron Wyden (D),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (on 05/12/2020)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3698/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3698/BILLS-116s3698is.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3698/BILLS-116s3698is.pdf.pdf |
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