119th Congress
H.R. 8976
Women in Criminal Justice Reform Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove(D-CA)
- Introduced
- May 21, 2026
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce; House Committee on the Judiciary; House Committee on Ways and Means
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (7)
Original cosponsors (6)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA)
- Summer L. Lee (D-PA)
Added later (1)
- Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA) · Jul 15, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To provide for improvements in the treatment of women in the legal system.
Latest action(May 21, 2026): Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- May 21, 2026 · House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. - May 21, 2026
Introduced in House