115-hr-6805115th Congress

Pregnant Women in Custody Act

Sponsored By: Representative Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]

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Summary

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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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]

CA • D

Cosponsors

Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4]
UT • R
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
WA • R
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2]
AZ • R
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
NY • R
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12]
TX • R
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10]
VA • R
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
IN • R
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]
KS • R
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large]
SD • R
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6]
TN • R
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
MO • R
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]
WA • R
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN
FL • R
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Handel, Karen C. [R-GA-6]
GA • R
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large]
WY • R
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2]
AL • R
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]
IN • R
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
ELIJAH CUMMINGS
MD • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
MS • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
ROBERT BRADY
PA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 9/26/2018
Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
NV • D
Sponsored 10/26/2018
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
SUSAN DAVIS
CA • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]
AZ • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
NC • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
VI • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
GENE GREEN
TX • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018

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