US SB3579 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on March 25 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 25 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Emergency Community Supervision Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-25 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
HB6400 (Same As) 2020-03-26 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HB6800 (Related) 2020-07-23 - Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
HR967 (Similar To) 2020-05-15 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SB3646 (Related) 2020-05-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HB6800 (Related) 2020-07-23 - Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
HR967 (Similar To) 2020-05-15 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SB3646 (Related) 2020-05-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Crime and law enforcement
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
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Crime and law enforcement
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
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3579/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3579/BILLS-116s3579is.pdf |
