H.R. 6878 - 117th Congress (2021-2022) - Pregnant Women in Custody Act

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.

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December 5, 2022

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March 1, 2022

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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

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