To enhance public health and safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the Federal prison system for incarcerated pregnant women and mothers by establishing a pilot program of critical-stage, developmental nurseries in Federal prisons for children born to inmates, with risk and needs assessments, and risk and recidivism reduction.
USA115th CongressHR-3410| House
| Updated: 9/6/2017
Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic Representative
Texas
Cosponsors (27)
Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Stop Infant Mortality And Recidivism Reduction Act of 2017 or the SIMARRA Act This bill directs the Bureau of Prisons to establish a pilot program to allow incarcerated women who give birth and children born during such incarceration to reside together in a separate prison housing unit. It sets forth inmate eligibility criteria and program participation requirements.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Child care and developmentChild healthChild safety and welfareCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDomestic violence and child abuseDrug, alcohol, tobacco useHealth promotion and preventive careSeparation, divorce, custody, supportVocational and technical educationWomen's health
To enhance public health and safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the Federal prison system for incarcerated pregnant women and mothers by establishing a pilot program of critical-stage, developmental nurseries in Federal prisons for children born to inmates, with risk and needs assessments, and risk and recidivism reduction.
USA115th CongressHR-3410| House
| Updated: 9/6/2017
Stop Infant Mortality And Recidivism Reduction Act of 2017 or the SIMARRA Act This bill directs the Bureau of Prisons to establish a pilot program to allow incarcerated women who give birth and children born during such incarceration to reside together in a separate prison housing unit. It sets forth inmate eligibility criteria and program participation requirements.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic Representative
Texas
Cosponsors (27)
Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Child care and developmentChild healthChild safety and welfareCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDomestic violence and child abuseDrug, alcohol, tobacco useHealth promotion and preventive careSeparation, divorce, custody, supportVocational and technical educationWomen's health