S 2471
115th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
GRACE Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 28, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 28, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Granting Release And Compassion Effectively Act of 2018 or the GRACE Act
The bill amends the Second Chance Act of 2007 to modify provisions that authorize the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to reduce the prison term (i.e., release early) certain federal prisoners.
Specifically, in the case of a defendant diagnosed with a terminal illness, the bill requires the BOP to comply with new requirements. Among other things, the BOP must
- notify the defendant's representatives of the terminal illness and opportunity to request a reduced sentence, and
- allow family members to visit the defendant.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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