BCRA of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Wilson (FL)
Introduced
Summary
A federal requirement for quarterly, anonymized data on pregnancies and births in custody. This bill would require States to send aggregate reports to the Attorney General about people who are pregnant or give birth while detained and it creates compliance rules, penalties, and a required study to improve care for pregnant and postpartum inmates.
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- Pregnant people and families: Mandates anonymized, quarterly reports with 11 specific data elements, including prenatal visits, pregnancy outcomes, use of restraints, and restrictive housing. Postpartum is defined as at least 12 weeks after delivery.
- States and correctional facilities: States that receive certain Justice Department funds must comply after a 120-day window, with a possible extra 120 days for good-faith efforts. Noncompliance can trigger up to a 10% cut in those allocations and reallocation of withheld funds to compliant States.
- Accountability and research: The Attorney General must publish each report publicly and study the data to identify ways to improve treatment and to examine links between facility actions and outcomes like stillbirths, maternal deaths, and preterm births. Findings must be submitted to Congress within 2 years.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Grant cuts if States don't report
If enacted, the Attorney General could cut up to 10% of a State’s annual criminal justice grant if it does not report. This would apply after the initial compliance period. Money not allocated to noncompliant States would be reallocated to States that did comply in the same year.
New reporting on pregnancies in custody
If enacted, States that take certain federal justice grants would need to file quarterly, anonymized reports. Reports would cover pregnant inmates and births in jails, prisons, boot camps, and juvenile facilities. No names or personal details could be included. The Attorney General would post the reports for the public. States would have 120 days to comply, with one more 120-day extension possible. The Attorney General would study the data and report to Congress within two years.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Wilson (FL)
FL • D
Cosponsors
Van Drew
NJ • R
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Crockett
TX • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Sewell
AL • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Thompson (MS)
MS • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
McBride
DE • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Scott, David
GA • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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