119th Congress
H.R. 8690
Pregnant Women in Custody Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove(D-CA)
- Introduced
- May 7, 2026
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- House Committee on Homeland Security; House Committee on the Budget; House Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (19)
Original cosponsors (7)
- Danny K. Davis (D-IL)
- Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA)
- Terri A. Sewell (D-AL)
Added later (12)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) · May 13, 2026
- Christian D. Menefee (D-TX) · May 13, 2026
- Dina Titus (D-NV) · May 13, 2026
- Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH) · May 13, 2026
- Joe Neguse (D-CO) · May 13, 2026
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL) · May 13, 2026
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH) · May 13, 2026
- André Carson (D-IN) · May 19, 2026
- Emily Randall (D-WA) · May 19, 2026
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL) · May 19, 2026
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) · Jul 16, 2026
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) · Sep 1, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To address the health needs of incarcerated women related to pregnancy and childbirth, and for other purposes.
Latest action(May 8, 2026): Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- May 8, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability. - May 8, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. - May 7, 2026 · 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. - May 7, 2026
Introduced in House