3.0.0 2471 2023-01-11T13:40:23Z 2023-01-11T13:40:23Z Senate S 2018-02-28 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-02-28T20:49:25Z FIRST STEP Act 115 2795 S 2018-05-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR 5/9/2018 S2580-2581; text of measure as introduced: CR S2518-2527) Related bill CRS First Step Act 115 3649 S 2018-11-26 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 674. Related bill CRS Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act 115 5682 HR 2018-05-23 Received in the Senate. Related bill CRS First Step Act of 2018 115 756 S 2018-12-21 Became Public Law No: 115-391. Related bill CRS 2018-02-28 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2018-02-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI N L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2018-02-28 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2018-02-28 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2018-03-07 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2018-03-07 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2018-04-10 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2018-04-10 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2018-04-25 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2018-06-12 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2018-06-27 False Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2018-02-28 Introduced in Senate 2019-07-19T21:44:07Z Granting Release And Compassion Effectively Act of 2018 or the GRACE Act

The bill amends the Second Chance Act of 2007 to modify provisions that authorize the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to reduce the prison term (i.e., release early) certain federal prisoners.

Specifically, in the case of a defendant diagnosed with a terminal illness, the bill requires the BOP to comply with new requirements. Among other things, the BOP must

  • notify the defendant's representatives of the terminal illness and opportunity to request a reduced sentence, and
  • allow family members to visit the defendant.
]]> GRACE Act Display Title GRACE Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the compassionate release process of the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced GRACE Act Short Titles as Introduced Granting Release And Compassion Effectively Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2471is/xml/BILLS-115s2471is.xml 2018-02-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.