Federal Correctional Facilities COVID–19 Response Act 2021-02-12 Introduced in Senate 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.

]]> 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 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.