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Federal Correctional Facilities COVID–19 Response Act
Introduced: February 12, 2021
Introduced by:
Warren, Elizabeth
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Feb 12, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 12, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Federal Correctional Facilities COVID-19 Response Act
This bill establishes requirements to prevent and limit the spread of COVID-19 in federal correctional facilities (e.g., prisons).
Among the requirements, correctional facilities must do the following:
- conduct weekly COVID-19 tests and offer vaccinations for incarcerated individuals and employees;
- submit weekly reports to the Department of Justice, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state public health authorities on COVID-19 cases, vaccinations, and outcomes; and
- report outbreaks to the CDC, which must deploy staff to prevent and mitigate the spread.
Finally, the bill requires the Bureau of Prisons, in consultation with the CDC, to update its guidelines on managing COVID-19 in correctional facilities.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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