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116th Congress
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Emergency GRACE Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 12, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 12, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Emergency Grants of Release And Compassion Effectively Act of 2020 or the Emergency GRACE Act
This bill makes various changes to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and expand the use of compassionate release programs in correctional facilities, including by providing emergency funding to nonfederal correctional facilities.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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