# 119-hr-9525: Federal Bureau of Prisons Medical Care Act of 2026

119-hr-9525, Federal Bureau of Prisons Medical Care Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9525
- Congress: 119
- Title: Federal Bureau of Prisons Medical Care Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-29
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-11

## Summary

**Shift inmate medical fee responsibility to the prisoner who caused the injury.** This bill would amend 18 U.S.C. §4048 to allow the Bureau of Prisons Director to assess a fee for each health care visit that results from an injury one prisoner inflicts on another. The fee would be charged to the injuring prisoner's account. The bill repeals subsection (c) and removes a phrase in subsection (e). Details on fee calculation, applicability, and enforcement would be set in the Director's regulations.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New medical fees charged to injuring inmates: cost, low. This bill would let the Bureau of Prisons charge a fee for medical visits that result from one prisoner injuring another. The fee would be taken from the injuring prisoner's account, as the Director's regulations would specify. The bill would repeal a prior subsection and remove an exclusion phrase…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9525 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9525)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9525 (as of 2026-07-11).