Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 8690
Pregnant Women in Custody Act
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Introduced 2026-05-07Topic: criminal justice · health care · immigrationSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill sets rules for the care of pregnant women held in federal prisons, immigration detention, and refugee shelters. It would generally bar placing these women in restrictive housing or using shackles or restraints during pregnancy, labor, and delivery, with a limited exception for restrictive housing when there is a serious and immediate risk of physical harm. It requires pregnancy tests at intake, prenatal education, health screenings, diet changes, nursery and lactation programs, and transfer of women with high-risk pregnancies to residential reentry centers if they agree. It also requires new data collection, public reporting, staff training, and a federal study, and lets people injured by violations sue in federal court.
Sponsors
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove Democrat sponsor
- 19 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability. | refer |
| 2026-05-08 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. | refer |
| 2026-05-07 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Homeland Security, 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. | refer |
| 2026-05-07 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Homeland Security, 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. | refer |
| 2026-05-07 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Homeland Security, 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. | refer |
| 2026-05-07 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-05-07 | Introduced in House | introduce |