# 115-hr-4401: Recidivism Reduction Act

115-hr-4401, Recidivism Reduction Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4401
- Congress: 115
- Title: Recidivism Reduction Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2017-11-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Recidivism Reduction Act This bill requires the reinstatement of Medicaid benefits and Social Security disability benefits that were suspended due to a beneficiary's incarceration. Specifically, the bill requires: the post-release reinstatement of a beneficiary's Medicaid benefits without a requirement for the beneficiary to reapply; the post-release reinstatement of a beneficiary's Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits without a requirement for the beneficiary to reapply, if the beneficiary received SSI benefits on the basis of blindness or disability; and the establishment of a system for a beneficiary who received Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits on the basis of disability to apply, prior to release, for the resumption of OASDI benefits.

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
- 115-hr-7320: Trauma-Informed Schools Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7295: Medical Records Access Fairness Act
- 115-hr-7281: Driver and Officer Safety Education Act
- 115-hr-7256: To implement recommendations related to the safety of amphibious passenger vessels, and for other purposes.
- 115-hr-7228: Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-4401 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4401)

## Related
- [115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7368)
- [115-hr-7320: Trauma-Informed Schools Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7320)
- [115-hr-7295: Medical Records Access Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7295)
- [115-hr-7281: Driver and Officer Safety Education Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7281)
- [115-hr-7256: To implement recommendations related to the safety of amphibious passenger vess…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7256)
- [115-hr-7228: Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7228)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4401 (as of 2025-11-18).