Protecting the Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women in Custody Act
Latest action · Oct 19, 2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 22, 2020
- Passed HouseOct 1, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting the Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women in Custody Act
This bill contains provisions related to the medical needs of incarcerated women.
The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) shall provide women in its custody access to certain reproductive health services. The bill also requires the BOP to (1) comply with requirements related to the health of a pregnant incarcerated woman, such as providing appropriate meals and medical services; and (2) provide appropriate health care to a woman with a high-risk pregnancy.
The bill also modifies restrictions on using restraints on an incarcerated woman during pregnancy, labor, or after delivery. The bill prohibits such restraints unless the relevant corrections official and a health care professional determine that the restraints are appropriate for the woman's medical safety. The health care professional must review this determination every six hours. The current statute allows using such restraints if the corrections official determines that restraints are needed due to a flight risk or threat of harm, and does not require periodic review.
The bill also prohibits the BOP from placing a pregnant woman into restrictive housing, such as solitary confinement, unless the relevant corrections official determines that such an action is necessary to address a serious and immediate risk of physical harm. This determination shall be reviewed every four hours.
The Department of Justice may make grants to eligible entities, such as a state department of corrections, to provide obstetrical care, gynecological care, and related services to women in custody.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics shall collect certain data related to the health needs of pregnant incarcerated women.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2020 to Sep 21, 2020, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Original | Jul 22, 2020 |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Original | Jul 22, 2020 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | Jul 22, 2020 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Sep 8, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Sep 8, 2020 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Sep 8, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Sep 8, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Sep 14, 2020 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Sep 14, 2020 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Sep 14, 2020 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Sep 14, 2020 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Sep 14, 2020 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Sep 14, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Sep 14, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Sep 14, 2020 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Oct 1, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5143-5149)
- Oct 1, 2020DEBATE - The House continued with debate on H.R. 7718.
- Oct 1, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7718.
- Oct 1, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Child care and development
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Cosmetics and personal care
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal justice information and records
- Debt collection
- Department of Justice
- Detention of persons
- Digestive and metabolic diseases
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Employment and training programs
- Family services
- Food assistance and relief
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Health promotion and preventive care
- HIV/AIDS
- Hospital care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Mental health
- Nutrition and diet
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- State and local government operations
- Women's health
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2020Referred in Senate
- Oct 1, 2020Engrossed in House
- Sep 24, 2020Reported in House
- Jul 22, 2020Introduced in House
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