Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
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Federal Correctional Facilities COVID-19 Response Act This bill establishes requirements to prevent and limit the spread of COVID-19 in federal correctional facilities (e.g., prisons). Among the requirements, correctional facilities must do the following: conduct weekly COVID-19 tests and offer vaccinations for incarcerated individuals and employees; submit weekly reports to the Department of Justice, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state public health authorities on COVID-19 cases, vaccinations, and outcomes; and report outbreaks to the CDC, which must deploy staff to prevent and mitigate the spread. Finally, the bill requires the Bureau of Prisons, in consultation with the CDC, to update its guidelines on managing COVID-19 in correctional facilities.
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal procedure and sentencingDetention of personsEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee leaveGovernment information and archivesHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesLaw enforcement officersLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedical tests and diagnostic methodsNursingRight of privacyWorker safety and health
Federal Correctional Facilities COVID–19 Response Act
USA117th CongressHR-2293| House
| Updated: 10/19/2021
Federal Correctional Facilities COVID-19 Response Act This bill establishes requirements to prevent and limit the spread of COVID-19 in federal correctional facilities (e.g., prisons). Among the requirements, correctional facilities must do the following: conduct weekly COVID-19 tests and offer vaccinations for incarcerated individuals and employees; submit weekly reports to the Department of Justice, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state public health authorities on COVID-19 cases, vaccinations, and outcomes; and report outbreaks to the CDC, which must deploy staff to prevent and mitigate the spread. Finally, the bill requires the Bureau of Prisons, in consultation with the CDC, to update its guidelines on managing COVID-19 in correctional facilities.
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal procedure and sentencingDetention of personsEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee leaveGovernment information and archivesHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesLaw enforcement officersLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedical tests and diagnostic methodsNursingRight of privacyWorker safety and health