Federal Bureau of Prisons Medical Care Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced
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.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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New medical fees charged to injuring inmates
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, which would change when fees apply. The statute does not set fee amounts or start dates; the Director would write implementing regulations.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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