Pregnant Women in Custody Act
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 8, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
May 8, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
May 7, 2026
Introduced in House
May 7, 2026
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Homeland Security, 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.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
Bill text
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Lobbying activity
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Cosponsors
17
D
Carson, André
D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
D
Randall, Emily
D
Beatty, Joyce
D
Espaillat, Adriano
D
Jackson, Jonathan L.
D
Menefee, Christian D.
D
Neguse, Joe
D
Sykes, Emilia Strong
D
Titus, Dina
D
Brownley, Julia
D
Davis, Danny K.
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Ramirez, Delia C.
D
Sewell, Terri A.
D
Simon, Lateefah
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8690: Pregnant Women in Custody Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8690/
"H.R. 8690: Pregnant Women in Custody Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8690/.
H.R. 8690, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8690/.
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