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H.R. 6129 116th Congress House

Justice for Incarcerated Moms Act

Official title: To provide improved care and protection to incarcerated mothers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 9, 2020 Introduced by: Ayanna Pressley Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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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
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 Latest action March 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.
 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6142 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020
  • S 3424 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 7
Trone, David
· Jul 22, 2020
Crist, Charlie
· Mar 11, 2020
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Mar 9, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Mar 9, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 9, 2020
Lawson, Al
· Mar 9, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Mar 9, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6129: Justice for Incarcerated Moms Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6129/
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"H.R. 6129: Justice for Incarcerated Moms Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6129/.
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H.R. 6129, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6129/.
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