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COVID–19 Safer Detention Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4034| Senate 
| Updated: 6/22/2020
Richard J. Durbin

Richard J. Durbin

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (6)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Jun 22, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jun 22, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3127-3128)
  • June 22, 2020
    Introduced in Senate
  • June 22, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3127-3128)

Crime and Law Enforcement

Administrative remediesAgingCardiovascular and respiratory healthCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of JusticeDetention of personsEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesJudicial review and appealsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

COVID–19 Safer Detention Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4034| Senate 
| Updated: 6/22/2020
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.
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Timeline
Jun 22, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jun 22, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3127-3128)
  • June 22, 2020
    Introduced in Senate
  • June 22, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3127-3128)
Richard J. Durbin

Richard J. Durbin

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (6)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesAgingCardiovascular and respiratory healthCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of JusticeDetention of personsEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesJudicial review and appealsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care