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Emergency Community Supervision Act

Introduced: April 7, 2020 Introduced by: Jeffries, Hakeem S. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Mar 26, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 26, 2020
Introduced in House
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Emergency Community Supervision Act

This bill establishes measures to reduce the number of individuals in federal custody during a national emergency relating to a communicable disease.

Specifically, it does the following:

  • requires certain categories of inmates to be released and placed in community supervision (e.g., home confinement);
  • limits the use of pretrial detention; and
  • modifies supervised release, including to limit the use of incarceration as a sanction for a parole violation.
What's happening now March 26, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 3646 Related bill Emergency Community Supervision Act
  • HR 6800 Related bill The Heroes Act
  • S 3579 Identical bill Emergency Community Supervision Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 35
All 35 Democratic 26
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 8, 2020
Cárdenas, Tony
· May 27, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 12, 2020
Phillips, Dean
· May 12, 2020
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 8, 2020
Demings, Val
· May 1, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · May 1, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 1, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 1, 2020
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Apr 14, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 14, 2020
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Apr 14, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Apr 14, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 14, 2020
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Apr 14, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Apr 14, 2020
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Apr 14, 2020
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Apr 14, 2020
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Apr 7, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Apr 7, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Apr 7, 2020
LEWIS, JOHN
· Apr 7, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Apr 7, 2020
SERRANO, JOSE
· Apr 7, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Mar 26, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Mar 26, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Mar 26, 2020
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 26, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 26, 2020
Richmond, Cedric
· Mar 26, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 26, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 26, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6400: Emergency Community Supervision Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6400/
MLA
"H.R. 6400: Emergency Community Supervision Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6400/.
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H.R. 6400, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6400/.
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