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US HR6900Emergency GRACE Act Emergency Grants of Release And Compassion Effectively Act of 2020
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Introduced
05/15/2020
05/15/2020
In Committee
05/15/2020
05/15/2020
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 and elderly home confinement access for federal offenders at heightened risk of COVID-19. Key provisions include: allowing expedited compassionate release by waiving the 30-day waiting period, requiring the Bureau of Prisons to identify high-risk inmates and promptly release their medical records, providing a presumption of sentence reduction for high-risk inmates, and enabling temporary release to home confinement for inmates in federal custody during a public health emergency. The bill also provides emergency funding for states to identify high-risk state inmates and assist them in seeking compassionate release or other sentence reductions.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (on 05/15/2020)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6900/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6900/BILLS-116hr6900ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6900/BILLS-116hr6900ih.pdf.pdf |
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