Skip to main content
HR 4141 116th Congress House

Humane Correctional Health Care Act

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a consistent standard of health care to the incarcerated, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 2, 2019 See on congress.gov
Health Congressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDetention of personsDrug, alcohol, tobacco use
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Government studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth information and medical recordsMedicaidMental health
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Aug 5, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 2, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 2, 2019
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action August 28, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Humane Correctional Health Care Act

This bill allows states to cover inmates of public institutions under Medicaid. The Government Accountability Office must report on specified information relating to the health of inmates and the effects of Medicaid coverage.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2305 Identical bill Humane Correctional Health Care Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 13 Republican 1
D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Mar 11, 2020
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Feb 27, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Feb 27, 2020
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 26, 2020
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Feb 26, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 26, 2020
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jan 28, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jan 24, 2020
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 3, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Nov 21, 2019
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Oct 29, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 9, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 2, 2019
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4141: Humane Correctional Health Care Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4141/
MLA
"H.R. 4141: Humane Correctional Health Care Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4141/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4141, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4141/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 4141: Humane Correctional Health Care Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4141/)
Report a problem