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Emergency GRACE Act

Introduced: June 17, 2021 Introduced by: Dean, Madeleine Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 18, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 17, 2021
Introduced in House
Jun 17, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Grants of Release And Compassion Effectively Act of 2021 or the Emergency GRACE Act

This bill sets forth provisions to prevent and limit the spread of COVID-19 in federal correctional facilities (e.g., prisons) and state prison systems.

Among the provisions, the bill

  • expands access to temporary release on furlough and compassionate release for federal prisoners during a public health emergency;
  • allows Medicaid payment for medical services furnished to an incarcerated individual during the 30-day period preceding the individual's release; and
  • requires federal correctional facilities, including contract facilities, to follow the procedures recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for limiting the spread of the coronavirus.

Additionally, the bill provides FY2021 and FY2022 supplemental appropriations to help state prison systems expand testing of inmates and facilitate the compassionate release of high-risk inmates. The supplemental appropriations are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2095 Identical bill Emergency Grants of Release And Compassion Effectively Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3963: Emergency GRACE Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3963/
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"H.R. 3963: Emergency GRACE Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3963/.
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H.R. 3963, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3963/.
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