3.0.0 2095 2023-03-08T20:12:49Z 2023-03-08T20:12:49Z Senate S 2021-06-17 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-06-17T16:10:17Z Emergency Grants of Release And Compassion Effectively Act of 2021 117 3963 HR 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Identical bill CRS 2021-06-17 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2021-06-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI N 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 Health technology, devices, supplies Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicaid Medical tests and diagnostic methods Public contracts and procurement Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations State and local government operations Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2021-06-17 Introduced in Senate 2022-04-12T10:59:54Z 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.

]]> Emergency Grants of Release And Compassion Effectively Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to expand compassionate release authority and elderly home confinement access for offenders with heightened coronavirus risk. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Emergency Grants of Release And Compassion Effectively Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced Emergency Grants of Release And Compassion Effectively Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2095is/xml/BILLS-117s2095is.xml 2021-06-17 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.