Bill116th CongressFiled Jun 22, 2020Crime and Law Enforcement
S. 4034
COVID–19 Safer Detention Act of 2020
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 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.
What just happenedJun 22, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3127-3128)
Who’s behind it
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL](D-IL)Sponsor
6 cosponsors2 D4 R
6cosponsors1committees2actions11subjects
- Introduced in SenateJun 22, 2020
- Jun 22, 2020IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3127-3128)
Judiciary Committee - Jun 22, 2020IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate