United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 7983 (116th)
COVID–19 in Corrections Data Transparency Act
Introduced
7 August 2020
Last action
7 August 2020 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sponsors
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Robin Kelly, Joseph Kennedy, David Trone, Jackie Speier, Adriano Espaillat, Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Jahana Hayes, Val Demings
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
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.
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Timeline
7 August 2020
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
7 August 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 August 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 7 August 2020 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 August 2020
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 August 2020
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 7 August 2020
Sponsors
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
- Robin Kelly · D · Sponsor
- Joseph Kennedy · D · Sponsor
- David Trone · D · Sponsor
- Jackie Speier · D · Sponsor
- Adriano Espaillat · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Jahana Hayes · D · Cosponsor
- Val Demings · D · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← COVID–19 in Corrections Data Transparency Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7983
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7983
- us · 116-hr-7983 · source updated 5 December 2025