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Pregnant Women in Custody Act

Introduced: September 17, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Sep 13, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 13, 2018
Introduced in House
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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.

What's happening now September 13, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3616 Identical bill Pregnant Women in Custody Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 63
All 63 Democratic 42 Republican 2
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Oct 26, 2018
BRADY, ROBERT
· Sep 17, 2018
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Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 17, 2018
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 17, 2018
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Correa, J. Luis
California · Sep 17, 2018
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 17, 2018
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Sep 17, 2018
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 17, 2018
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Gomez, Jimmy
California · Sep 17, 2018
GREEN, GENE
· Sep 17, 2018
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 17, 2018
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Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 17, 2018
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 17, 2018
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 17, 2018
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Sep 17, 2018
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Takano, Mark
California · Sep 17, 2018
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 17, 2018
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Sep 17, 2018
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Sep 13, 2018
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Sep 13, 2018
Black, Diane
· Sep 13, 2018
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Sep 13, 2018
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 13, 2018
Brooks, Susan
· Sep 13, 2018
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Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 13, 2018
Cheney, Liz
· Sep 13, 2018
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Chu, Judy
California · Sep 13, 2018
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Sep 13, 2018
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 13, 2018
Comstock, Barbara
· Sep 13, 2018
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 13, 2018
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Sep 13, 2018
Esty, Elizabeth
· Sep 13, 2018
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Sep 13, 2018
Granger, Kay
· Sep 13, 2018
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Sep 13, 2018
Handel, Karen
· Sep 13, 2018
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Sep 13, 2018
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Sep 13, 2018
Jenkins, Lynn
· Sep 13, 2018
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 13, 2018
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 13, 2018
Love, Mia
· Sep 13, 2018
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Sep 13, 2018
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 13, 2018
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 13, 2018
McSally, Martha
· Sep 13, 2018
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Meng, Grace
New York · Sep 13, 2018
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 13, 2018
Noem, Kristi
· Sep 13, 2018
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