United States · Bill · S
S. 312 (117th)
COVID–19 Safer Detention Act of 2021
Introduced
12 February 2021
Last action
8 June 2021 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 68.
Sponsors
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
COVID-19 Safer Detention Act of 2021 This bill expands statutory authority for federal prisoners to be released before completing their sentences or to be placed in the community to serve the final portion of their sentences. First, the bill makes changes to the early release pilot program. The early release pilot program authorizes the Bureau of Prisons to release early and place on home confinement elderly offenders and terminally ill offenders who meet eligibility criteria. This bill expands eligibility to offenders serving time for an offense under the laws of the District of Columbia, expands eligibility to offenders who have served at least one-half (currently, two-thirds) of their prison term, reduces the amount of time an offender must serve by the good time credits earned by the offender, and creates a judicial review process for prisoners and shortens the waiting period for judicial review during the COVID-19 pandemic. Second, the bill modifies the compassionate release process. The compassionate release process authorizes federal courts to reduce a prisoner's sentence and impose a term of probation or supervised released in certain circumstances. This bill expands eligibility to prisoners sentenced before November 1, 1987, specifies that vulnerability to COVID-19 is a basis for compassionate release, and shortens the waiting period for judicial review during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Timeline
12 February 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
12 February 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
27 May 2021
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
8 June 2021
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 68.
Source: Calendars
8 June 2021
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee
8 June 2021
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported to Senate · 8 June 2021 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 12 February 2021 · Download file
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Sponsors
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → To provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner, and for other purposes.
- related to ← COVID–19 Safer Detention Act of 2021
- related to ← COVID–19 Safer Detention Act of 2020
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/312
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/312
- us · 117-s-312 · source updated 10 August 2026