PANDEMIC Act of 2020

United States116th CongressHR-6427House of Representatives
Updated: Apr 3, 2020

Summary

Pausing All New Detention and Ending Movement of Inmates for Coronavirus Act of 2020 or the PANDEMIC Act of 2020 This bill limits the transfer of prisoners between facilities during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The Bureau of Prisons may take actions as necessary to expand capacity in any correctional facility.

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Timeline

  1. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  2. Introduced in House

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