US HB7718 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-6)
Status: Engrossed on October 19 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-10-19 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

To address the health needs of incarcerated women related to pregnancy and childbirth, and for other purposes.

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Title

Protecting the Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women in Custody Act

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2020-10-19SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2020-10-01HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-10-01HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5143-5147)
2020-10-01HouseDEBATE - The House continued with debate on H.R. 7718.
2020-10-01HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7718.
2020-10-01HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5143-5149)
2020-10-01HouseMs. Bass moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2020-09-24HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 436.
2020-09-24HouseReported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-536.
2020-09-15HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-07-22HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2020-07-22HouseIntroduced in House

Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child care and development
Child health
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Cosmetics and personal care
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal justice information and records
Debt collection
Department of Justice
Detention of persons
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employment and training programs
Family services
Food assistance and relief
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
HIV/AIDS
Hospital care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Sexually transmitted diseases
State and local government operations
Women's health

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