Women in Criminal Justice Reform 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.
- IntroducedApr 5, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Women in Criminal Justice Reform Act
This bill establishes programs and requirements to address the health and wellness of women in the criminal justice system. For example, the bill requires the Bureau of Prisons to (1) ensure that all incarcerated women have access to basic standards of health care specific to their needs, and (2) develop and implement gender-responsive training for its officers and employees.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 5, 2022 to Nov 29, 2022; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Apr 5, 2022 |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Original | Apr 5, 2022 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Sep 19, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Sep 19, 2022 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Sep 19, 2022 | |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Sep 20, 2022 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Sep 20, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Sep 20, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Sep 20, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Sep 22, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Sep 22, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Sep 22, 2022 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Sep 22, 2022 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Sep 22, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Sep 26, 2022 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 11, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Nov 29, 2022 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 5, 2022 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 5, 2022 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 5, 2022 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 6, 2022 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Apr 6, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 5, 2022Introduced in House
- Apr 5, 2022Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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. 168, no. 60, April 5, 2022, page H4191.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 117-403 | REPRODUCTIVE CARE IN A POST-ROE AMERICA: BARRIERS, CHALLENGES, AND THREATS TO WOMEN'S HEALTH85 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Jul 13, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for improvements in the treatment of women in the criminal justice system.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Women in Criminal Justice Reform Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Adoption and foster care
- Advisory bodies
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Child care and development
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Dental care
- Detention of persons
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Employee hiring
- Employee leave
- Employment and training programs
- Family planning and birth control
- Family relationships
- Family services
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Immunology and vaccination
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Mental health
- Nutrition and diet
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Separation, divorce, custody, support
- Sex and reproductive health
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- U.S. Sentencing Commission
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 5, 2022Introduced 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.
