COVID–19 in Corrections Data Transparency Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (8 Sep 2020): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
What this bill does
The COVID-19 in Corrections Data Transparency Act would require federal, state, and local correctional facilities to regularly collect and report data on COVID-19 during a defined "emergency data collection period" lasting until one year after the public health emergency ends. The Bureau of Prisons and U.S. Marshals Service would have to publish daily data on testing, cases, hospitalizations, deaths, quarantines, and releases, and submit that data to the CDC weekly. State departments of corrections and juvenile justice agencies would similarly report data to state public health authorities, who would forward it to the CDC within 24 hours. The CDC would issue guidance on required data categories, publish the compiled data publicly, and report to relevant congressional committees periodically. Data would need to be broken down by categories such as sex, age, race, ethnicity, disability, and location, while being de-identified and used only for public health purposes.
The bill primarily affects incarcerated individuals and staff in federal, state, and local jails, prisons, and juvenile facilities, as well as the agencies running them—including the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals Service, state corrections departments, and public health authorities. States that fail to comply with reporting requirements would face a 10 percent reduction in certain federal Byrne Justice Assistance Grant funding the following fiscal year.
The bill was introduced by Senator Elizabeth Warren on September 8, 2020, with several cosponsors, and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. It did not receive a vote during the 116th Congress and would need to be reintroduced in a later session to be considered further.
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Official summary
COVID-19 in Corrections Data Transparency Act
This bill requires the Bureau of Prisons, the U.S. Marshal Service, and state and local correctional facilities to publish on their websites and report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention certain data on COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) cases and outcomes.
Timeline
8 Sep 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Common questions
- What does S. 4536 do?
- The COVID-19 in Corrections Data Transparency Act would require federal, state, and local correctional facilities to regularly collect and report data on COVID-19 during a defined "emergency data collection period" lasting until one year after the public health emergency ends. The Bureau of Prisons and U.S. Marshals Service would have to publish daily data on testing, cases, hospitalizations, deaths, quarantines, and releases, and submit that data to the CDC weekly. State departments of corrections and juvenile justice agencies would similarly report data to state public health authorities, who would forward it to the CDC within 24 hours. The CDC would issue guidance on required data categories, publish the compiled data publicly, and report to relevant congressional committees periodically. Data would need to be broken down by categories such as sex, age, race, ethnicity, disability, and location, while being de-identified and used only for public health purposes. The bill primarily affects incarcerated individuals and staff in federal, state, and local jails, prisons, and juvenile facilities, as well as the agencies running them—including the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals Service, state corrections departments, and public health authorities. States that fail to comply with reporting requirements would face a 10 percent reduction in certain federal Byrne Justice Assistance Grant funding the following fiscal year. The bill was introduced by Senator Elizabeth Warren on September 8, 2020, with several cosponsors, and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. It did not receive a vote during the 116th Congress and would need to be reintroduced in a later session to be considered further.
- Has S. 4536 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 4536. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 4536?
- S. 4536 was sponsored by Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), with 11 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 4536?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (8 Sep 2020).
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