HR 6427
116th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
State and local government operations
PANDEMIC Act of 2020
Introduced: April 3, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 3, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 3, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Pausing All New Detention and Ending Movement of Inmates for Coronavirus Act of 2020 or the PANDEMIC Act of 2020
This bill limits the transfer of prisoners between facilities during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
The Bureau of Prisons may take actions as necessary to expand capacity in any correctional facility.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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