Skip to main content
S 2095 117th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative remedies Aging Appropriations Cancer Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal procedure and sentencing Department of Justice Detention of persons Digestive and metabolic diseases Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives HIV/AIDS Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Health promotion and preventive care

Emergency Grants of Release And Compassion Effectively Act of 2021

Introduced: June 17, 2021 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 17, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 17, 2021
Introduced in Senate
 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 June 17, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1