# 116-hr-6400: Emergency Community Supervision Act

116-hr-6400, Emergency Community Supervision Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6400
- Congress: 116
- Title: Emergency Community Supervision Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-03-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 39
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Emergency Community Supervision Act This bill establishes measures to reduce the number of individuals in federal custody during a national emergency relating to a communicable disease. Specifically, it does the following: requires certain categories of inmates to be released and placed in community supervision (e.g., home confinement); limits the use of pretrial detention; and modifies supervised release, including to limit the use of incarceration as a sanction for a parole violation.

## Cosponsors (39)

- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2020-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6400 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6400)

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