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Emergency GRACE Act

Introduced: May 12, 2020 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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May 12, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 12, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 May 12, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1329 Related bill Medicaid Reentry Act
  • HR 6900 Identical bill Emergency GRACE Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 19, 2020
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 13, 2020
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 12, 2020
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 12, 2020
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 12, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3698: Emergency GRACE Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3698/
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"S. 3698: Emergency GRACE Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3698/.
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S. 3698, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3698/.
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