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Proposal:COVID–19 Safer Detention Act of 2020

This proposal is archived and closed to further debate. It was introduced in the 116th Congress, which has concluded, and the bill was not enacted into law.
Geographic Scope
National

Description

COVID-19 Safer Detention Act of 2020

This bill modifies programs that allow for early release of certain federal inmates, including by expanding eligibility for the Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program and making vulnerability to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) a basis for compassionate release during the public health emergency.

Bill Title

COVID–19 Safer Detention Act of 2020

Linked Goals

Steps

  • 2020-06-22: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3127-3128)
  • 2020-06-22: Introduced in Senate

Projected Outcome

A more informed proposal or public response aligned with the Promote General Welfare goal.