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Justice for Incarcerated Moms Act
2/9/2022, 3:11 AM
Congressional Summary of HR 6129
Justice for Incarcerated Moms Act
This bill directs specified activities to address maternal health outcomes among incarcerated individuals. Specifically, the bill
- reduces certain federal funding for criminal justice activities to states without laws restricting the use of restraints on pregnant women who are incarcerated:
- establishes programs in federal Bureau of Prisons facilities, and a grant program to be administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance for state and local correctional facilities, to improve maternal health outcomes; and
- requires reports from the Government Accountability Office and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission on specified topics related to pregnant and postpartum women who are incarcerated.
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Current Status of Bill HR 6129
Bill HR 6129 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 9, 2020. Bill HR 6129 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the House on March 9, 2020. Bill HR 6129's most recent activity was 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. as of March 9, 2020
Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 6129
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
1Republican Sponsors
0Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
11Democrat Cosponsors
11Republican Cosponsors
0Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 6129
Primary Policy Focus
HealthPotential Impact Areas
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Detention of persons
- Digestive and metabolic diseases
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Employment and training programs
- Family services
- HIV/AIDS
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Mental health
- Minority health
- Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
- Nutrition and diet
- Sex offenses
- Women's health
Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 6129
Justice for Incarcerated Moms Act
To provide improved care and protection to incarcerated mothers, and for other purposes.
Justice for Incarcerated Moms Act
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 6129
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