# 116-hr-6427: PANDEMIC Act of 2020

116-hr-6427, PANDEMIC Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] (R-PA); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6427
- Congress: 116
- Title: PANDEMIC Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-04-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Pausing All New Detention and Ending Movement of Inmates for Coronavirus Act of 2020 or the PANDEMIC Act of 2020 This bill limits the transfer of prisoners between facilities during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The Bureau of Prisons may take actions as necessary to expand capacity in any correctional facility.

## Cosponsors (20)

- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2020-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER VISCLOSKY (D-IN), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] (D-OK), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-6427 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6427)

## Related
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6427 (as of 2025-11-18).