Dismantle Mass Incarceration For Public Health Act of 2020
Latest action · Jun 18, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 18, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Dismantle Mass Incarceration For Public Health Act of 2020
This bill requires states and local governments, as a condition of receiving funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program, to release eligible individuals from correctional facilities (including juvenile facilities) during the COVID-19 emergency. The bill specifies the categories of individuals who are eligible for release, including an individual who is (1) awaiting trial, (2) subject to an immigration detainer issued by the Department of Homeland Security, (3) medically vulnerable, (4) over the age of 55, or (5) a primary caregiver or pregnant.
The bill also requires states and local governments that receive funds under the program to implement recommendations released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in correctional facilities.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 18, 2020 to Aug 11, 2020, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Aug 11, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2020Introduced in House
- Jun 18, 2020Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Aging
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal justice information and records
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Detention of persons
- Digestive and metabolic diseases
- Disability and paralysis
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government information and archives
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Immigration status and procedures
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Nutrition and diet
- State and local government operations
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2020Introduced in House
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