Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 8690

Pregnant Women in Custody Act

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Sydney Kamlager-Dove DDemocrat, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

19 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Eleanor Holmes Norton DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Julia Brownley DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Lateefah Simon DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Delia C. Ramirez DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Danny K. Davis DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Terri A. Sewell DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Joyce Beatty DDemocrat
Jonathan L. Jackson DDemocrat
Dina Titus DDemocrat
Adriano Espaillat DDemocrat
Joe Neguse DDemocrat
Christian D. Menefee DDemocrat
Emilia Strong Sykes DDemocrat
Emily Randall DDemocrat
Jesús G. "Chuy" García DDemocrat
André Carson DDemocrat
Rashida Tlaib DDemocrat
Bonnie Watson Coleman DDemocrat

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Actions

  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
  2. Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Introduced in House
  7. Introduced in House

Committees

  • Homeland Security Committee (House)Referred To, May 7, 2026
  • Budget Committee (House)Referred To, May 7, 2026
  • Judiciary Committee (House)Referred To, May 7, 2026

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