3.0.0 328 2023-01-11T13:46:35Z 2023-01-11T13:46:35Z Senate S 2021-02-12 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-02-12T20:45:55Z Federal Correctional Facilities COVID–19 Response Act 117 2293 HR 2021-10-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Identical bill CRS 2021-02-12 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2021-02-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. N B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2021-02-12 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-02-12 True Crime and Law Enforcement Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal procedure and sentencing Detention of persons Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee leave Government information and archives 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 officers Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medical tests and diagnostic methods Nursing Right of privacy Worker safety and health Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2021-02-12 Introduced in Senate 2021-07-14T14:56:21Z 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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