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Introduced
03/09/2020
03/09/2020
In Committee
03/09/2020
03/09/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To provide improved care and protection to incarcerated mothers, and for other purposes. 1
AI Summary
This bill, the Justice for Incarcerated Moms Act, aims to provide improved care and protection to incarcerated mothers. Key provisions include:
- Ending the shackling of pregnant individuals by decreasing federal grant funding to states that do not have laws restricting the use of restraints on pregnant individuals in prison.
- Establishing model programs in up to 6 Bureau of Prisons facilities to optimize maternal health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum incarcerated individuals. These programs could include access to doulas, healthy foods, trauma-informed care, and reentry assistance.
- Creating a grant program for states to establish or expand programs in state and local prisons and jails for pregnant and postpartum incarcerated individuals, similar to the model programs.
- Requiring a GAO report on adverse maternal health outcomes and racial/ethnic disparities among incarcerated individuals, and a MACPAC report on the implications of pregnant/postpartum incarcerated individuals being ineligible for Medicaid.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (12)
Ayanna Pressley (D)*,
Alma Adams (D),
Lacy Clay (D),
Charlie Crist (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Al Lawson (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
Terri Sewell (D),
David Trone (D),
Lauren Underwood (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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. (on 03/09/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6129/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6129/BILLS-116hr6129ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6129/BILLS-116hr6129ih.pdf.pdf |
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