To prohibit the use of restraints and restrictive housing on inmates during the period of pregnancy, labor and postpartum recovery, to collect data on incarcerated pregnant women in the United States and the results of such pregnancies, to address the health needs of incarcerated women related to pregnancy and childbirth, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-6805| House
| Updated: 9/13/2018
Karen Bass
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (84)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Karen C. Handel (Republican)Mia B. Love (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Kay Granger (Republican)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Martha Roby (Republican)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Kristi L. Noem (Republican)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Lynn Jenkins (Republican)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Martha McSally (Republican)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Liz Cheney (Republican)Ann Wagner (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Gene Green (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Diane Black (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
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- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Protecting the Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women in Custody Act or the Pregnant Women in Custody Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to limit the use of restraints and restrictive housing for prisoners who are pregnant or in postpartum recovery. Additionally, it requires the Bureau of Justice Statistics to include, in the National Prison Statistics Program and Annual Survey of Jails, statistics on the health needs of incarcerated pregnant women. A Bureau of Prisons facility must provide appropriate services and programs to address the health and safety needs of women inmates related to pregnancy and childbirth. The Government Accountability Office must study the services and protections for pregnant incarcerated women in state and local correctional settings.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal justice information and recordsEmployment and training programsGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingWomen's health
To prohibit the use of restraints and restrictive housing on inmates during the period of pregnancy, labor and postpartum recovery, to collect data on incarcerated pregnant women in the United States and the results of such pregnancies, to address the health needs of incarcerated women related to pregnancy and childbirth, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-6805| House
| Updated: 9/13/2018
Protecting the Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women in Custody Act or the Pregnant Women in Custody Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to limit the use of restraints and restrictive housing for prisoners who are pregnant or in postpartum recovery. Additionally, it requires the Bureau of Justice Statistics to include, in the National Prison Statistics Program and Annual Survey of Jails, statistics on the health needs of incarcerated pregnant women. A Bureau of Prisons facility must provide appropriate services and programs to address the health and safety needs of women inmates related to pregnancy and childbirth. The Government Accountability Office must study the services and protections for pregnant incarcerated women in state and local correctional settings.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Karen Bass
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (84)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Karen C. Handel (Republican)Mia B. Love (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Kay Granger (Republican)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Martha Roby (Republican)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Kristi L. Noem (Republican)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Lynn Jenkins (Republican)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Martha McSally (Republican)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Liz Cheney (Republican)Ann Wagner (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Gene Green (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Diane Black (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal justice information and recordsEmployment and training programsGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingWomen's health