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Correctional Facility Disaster Preparedness Act of 2020

Introduced: September 29, 2020 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 29, 2020
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Correctional Facility Disaster Preparedness Act of 2020

This bill requires the Bureau of Prisons to report on the impact of major disasters on federal correctional facilities. The bill also (1) requires the National Institute of Corrections Advisory Board to report on the emergency and evacuation procedures at state and territorial correctional facilities during major disasters, and (2) expands membership of the advisory board to include those with specific backgrounds in areas such as public health or emergency response.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4748: Correctional Facility Disaster Preparedness Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4748/
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"S. 4748: Correctional Facility Disaster Preparedness Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4748/.
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S. 4748, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4748/.
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