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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: May 8, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 3, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 April 3, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 3 Republican 8
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Oct 1, 2020
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Aug 14, 2020
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Jun 4, 2020
Lamb, Conor
· May 22, 2020
 R
Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · May 14, 2020
Cook, Paul
· May 8, 2020
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 8, 2020
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · May 8, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 8, 2020
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 1, 2020
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Apr 23, 2020
Johnson, Bill
· Apr 10, 2020
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Apr 10, 2020
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Apr 3, 2020
Bucshon, Larry
· Apr 3, 2020
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Apr 3, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6427: PANDEMIC Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6427/
MLA
"H.R. 6427: PANDEMIC Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6427/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 6427, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6427/.
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[H.R. 6427: PANDEMIC Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6427/)
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