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Titles (3)

Short Titles

Short Titles - House of Representatives

Short Titles as Introduced

Pregnant Women in Custody Act
Protecting the Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women in Custody Act

Official Titles

Official Titles - House of Representatives

Official Title as Introduced

To prohibit the use of restraints and restrictive housing on inmates during the period of pregnancy, labor and postpartum recovery, to collect data on incarcerated pregnant women in the United States and the results of such pregnancies, to address the health needs of incarcerated women related to pregnancy and childbirth, and for other purposes.


Actions Overview (1)

Date Actions Overview
09/13/2018Introduced in House

All Actions (2)

Date All Actions
09/13/2018Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Action By: House of Representatives
09/13/2018Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (84)

* = Original cosponsor
CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]* 09/13/2018
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21]* 09/13/2018
Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Handel, Karen C. [R-GA-6]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2]* 09/13/2018
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]* 09/13/2018
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]* 09/13/2018
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] 09/17/2018
Rep. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] 09/17/2018
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] 09/17/2018
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] 09/17/2018
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] 09/17/2018
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] 09/17/2018
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] 09/17/2018
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] 09/17/2018
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] 09/17/2018
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] 09/17/2018
Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] 09/17/2018
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] 09/17/2018
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2] 09/17/2018
Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] 09/17/2018
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] 09/17/2018
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] 09/17/2018
Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] 09/17/2018
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] 09/17/2018
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] 09/17/2018
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] 09/17/2018
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] 09/17/2018
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] 09/17/2018
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] 09/17/2018
Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] 09/17/2018
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] 09/26/2018
Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3] 10/26/2018

Committees (1)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Judiciary09/13/2018 Referred to

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Introduced in House (09/13/2018)

Protecting the Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women in Custody Act or the Pregnant Women in Custody Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to limit the use of restraints and restrictive housing for prisoners who are pregnant or in postpartum recovery.

Additionally, it requires the Bureau of Justice Statistics to include, in the National Prison Statistics Program and Annual Survey of Jails, statistics on the health needs of incarcerated pregnant women.

A Bureau of Prisons facility must provide appropriate services and programs to address the health and safety needs of women inmates related to pregnancy and childbirth.

The Government Accountability Office must study the services and protections for pregnant incarcerated women in state and local correctional settings.