Ensuring OB–GYN Care in Prisons Act
Latest action · Feb 26, 2026 Referred to the House 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.
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-AZ | Yassamin Ansari | Original | Feb 26, 2026 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Mar 16, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Mar 24, 2026 | |
| D-OH | Emilia Strong Sykes | Mar 27, 2026 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | May 14, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | May 15, 2026 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | May 20, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Jun 30, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 26, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2026Introduced in House
- Feb 26, 2026Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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. 172, no. 38, February 26, 2026, page H2333.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to ensure access to obstetrician-gynecologists for female prisoners, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Ensuring OB–GYN Care in Prisons Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2026Introduced 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.
