Bill > HR8470

This bill establishes procedures related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in federal correctional facilities. Key provisions include: - Requiring correctional facilities to provide COVID-19 testing to all incarcerated persons and correctional facility employees, including weekly testing and testing for new entrants, and providing necessary medical care to those who test positive. - Mandating correctional facilities to collect and report COVID-19 data, including testing numbers, results, case outcomes, and release information, which will be made publicly available. - Directing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to deploy staff to correctional facilities experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks. - Requiring the Department of Justice to update guidelines for managing COVID-19 in correctional facilities, in consultation with public health and corrections experts. - Requiring the Attorney General to report to Congress on the Department of Justice's and Bureau of Prisons' COVID-19 prevention, mitigation, and control activities. The bill aims to enhance the COVID-19 response in federal correctional facilities to protect the health and safety of incarcerated persons and correctional staff.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8470/all-info