Humane Correctional Health Care Act
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
- IntroducedMay 25, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Humane Correctional Health Care Act
This bill allows states to cover inmates of public institutions under Medicaid. The Government Accountability Office must report on specified information relating to the health of inmates and the effects of Medicaid coverage.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 25, 2021 to Nov 16, 2022; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Aug 13, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Sep 3, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | May 19, 2022 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Nov 16, 2022 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 25, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 26, 2021 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 25, 2021 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- May 26, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 25, 2021Introduced in House
- May 25, 2021Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 91, May 25, 2021, page H2668.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1821 | Humane Correctional Health Care Act | Identical bill | May 25, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a consistent standard of health care to incarcerated individuals, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Humane Correctional Health Care Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 25, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
