HR 3860
118th Congress
House
Health
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Medicaid
Mental health
Poverty and welfare assistance
Humane Correctional Health Care Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 9, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 6, 2023
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.
Jun 6, 2023
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Humane Correctional Health Care Act
This bill allows states to cover inmates of public institutions under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The Government Accountability Office must report on specified information relating to the health of inmates and the effects of Medicaid and CHIP coverage.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Related & companion bills
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3860: Humane Correctional Health Care Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3860/
"H.R. 3860: Humane Correctional Health Care Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3860/.
H.R. 3860, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3860/.
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