House Bill 6400
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Emergency Community Supervision Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 26, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6400
Congress
116
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Primary focus of measure is criminal offenses, investigation and prosecution, procedure and sentencing; corrections and imprisonment; juvenile crime; law enforcement administration. Measures concerning terrorism may fall under Emergency Management or International Affairs policy areas.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Emergency Community Supervision Act
This bill establishes measures to reduce the number of individuals in federal custody during a national emergency relating to a communicable disease.
Specifically, it does the following:
- requires certain categories of inmates to be released and placed in community supervision (e.g., home confinement);
- limits the use of pretrial detention; and
- modifies supervised release, including to limit the use of incarceration as a sanction for a parole violation.
March 26, 2020
03/26/2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
03/26/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 2, 2022 4:21:34 PM