HR 6129
116th Congress
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Justice for Incarcerated Moms Act
Introduced: March 9, 2020
Introduced by:
Pressley, Ayanna
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Mar 9, 2020
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Mar 9, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Justice for Incarcerated Moms Act
This bill directs specified activities to address maternal health outcomes among incarcerated individuals. Specifically, the bill
- reduces certain federal funding for criminal justice activities to states without laws restricting the use of restraints on pregnant women who are incarcerated:
- establishes programs in federal Bureau of Prisons facilities, and a grant program to be administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance for state and local correctional facilities, to improve maternal health outcomes; and
- requires reports from the Government Accountability Office and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission on specified topics related to pregnant and postpartum women who are incarcerated.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Committees of jurisdiction
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