Bill Sponsor
House Bill 6878
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Pregnant Women in Custody Act
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Amendments
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Passed House on Dec 1, 2022
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Mar 1, 2022
Latest Action
Dec 5, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
6878
Congress
117
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on December 1, 2022
Question
On Passage
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
493
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Protecting the Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women Act of 2022

This bill establishes requirements to address the health needs of incarcerated women related to pregnancy and childbirth.

The bill requires the Bureau of Justice Statistics to collect data on the health needs of incarcerated pregnant women at the federal, state, and local levels.

With respect to incarcerated women at the federal level, the bill

  • requires the Bureau of Prisons to provide appropriate services and programs to address the health and safety needs related to pregnancy and childbirth, as well as appropriate health care to a woman with a high-risk pregnancy;
  • limits the use of restrictive housing and restraints for prisoners who are pregnant or in postpartum recovery; and
  • authorizes prerelease custody for an incarcerated pregnant woman whose due date is within the final year of her term of imprisonment.

With respect to incarcerated women at the state and local level, the bill

  • requires the Government Accountability Office to study the services and protections for pregnant incarcerated women in state and local correctional settings; and
  • authorizes grants for states, tribes, local governments, or nonprofits to promote the health needs of incarcerated pregnant women by providing obstetrical care, gynecological care, and related services.
Text (4)
December 5, 2022
December 1, 2022
September 13, 2022
March 1, 2022
Amendments (2)
Displaying only amendments with a detailed public record (0)
Actions (18)
12/05/2022
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
12/01/2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12/01/2022
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 324 - 90 (Roll no. 493).
12/01/2022
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 324 - 90 (Roll no. 493).
12/01/2022
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8694-8695)
12/01/2022
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 6878, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Fitzgerald demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
12/01/2022
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1499, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lois Frankel amendment No. 1.
12/01/2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6878.
12/01/2022
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3372, H.R. 6878, H.R. 8876 and H.J. Res. 100. The resolution provides for adoption of H. Res. 1495 and H. Con. Res. 118.
12/01/2022
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1499. (consideration: CR H8686-8693; text: CR H8687-8689)
11/30/2022
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1499 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3372, H.R. 6878, H.R. 8876 and H.J. Res. 100. The resolution provides for adoption of H. Res. 1495 and H. Con. Res. 118.
09/13/2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 361.
09/13/2022
Committee on the Budget discharged.
09/13/2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-465, Part I.
07/13/2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
07/13/2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
03/01/2022
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
03/01/2022
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Aug 29, 2023 1:00:26 PM