{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-6878","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 6878","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Pregnant Women in Custody Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To address the health needs of incarcerated women related to pregnancy and childbirth, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To address the health needs of incarcerated women related to pregnancy and childbirth, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Pregnant Women in Custody Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Pregnant Women in Custody Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Pregnant Women in Custody Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Pregnant Women in Custody Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Protecting the Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women Act of 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health needs of incarcerated pregnant women at the federal, state, tribal, and local levels."},{"k":"p","t":"With respect to incarcerated women at the federal level, the bill"},{"k":"li","t":"requires the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide appropriate services and programs to address the health and safety needs related to pregnancy and childbirth, as well as appropriate health care to a woman with a high-risk pregnancy;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"limits the use of restrictive housing for prisoners who are pregnant or in postpartum recovery; and","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"requires the BOP to report annually on the number of administrative claims and appeals filed by pregnant inmates.","d":1},{"k":"p","t":"With respect to incarcerated women at the state and local levels, the bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study the services and protections for pregnant incarcerated women in state and local correctional settings."}],"words":165},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Sets requirements for the health care, housing, data collection, staff training and reporting that relate to pregnancy and childbirth for women in federal, State, Tribal and local custody, with most duties placed on the Bureau of Prisons and the United States Marshals Service.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6878/text/eh#HAEFF7637CD01413E82C38CF43DAFF4E7"},{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6878/text/eh#HA9E84E0C433F4C94831CFEB150CAD471"},{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6878/text/eh#H573CFC70E3D04F5C80B462D40AD4E00D"},{"label":"Sec. 6","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6878/text/eh#H30D2C72EC24B4961B57AF132BA2BF446"}]},"core_areas":["Pregnancy and childbirth health services for women in Bureau of Prisons custody","Limits on restrictive housing during pregnancy, labor and postpartum recovery","Care and 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and mental health conditions, and diet and housing accommodations.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6878/text/eh#HA9E84E0C433F4C94831CFEB150CAD471"}},{"text":"Amends section 4322 of title 18, United States Code, to bar holding a woman in Bureau of Prisons or United States Marshals Service custody in restrictive housing from confirmed pregnancy until at least 12 weeks after delivery, with an exception for an individualized determination of a serious and immediate risk of physical harm.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6878/text/eh#H573CFC70E3D04F5C80B462D40AD4E00D"}},{"text":"Adds section 4052 to title 18, United States Code, requiring an evaluation for high-risk pregnancy and appropriate care, and transfer to a Residential Reentry Center, with the woman's agreement, for a woman found to have a high-risk pregnancy.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 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11","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6878/text/eh#H5338F8A8F0864FA29B487ACC6563C9DF"},"heading":"Determination of budgetary effects","effect":"Directs that the budgetary effects of this Act for Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010 purposes be determined by reference to the latest PAYGO statement printed in the Congressional Record by the House Budget Committee Chairman.","amount":null,"quote":"shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record"}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2022-12-01","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6878/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6878","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6878/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-6878.png","v":"aea548028f9a","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 6878, 117th Congress: Pregnant Women in Custody Act. House: 324 Yea, 90 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 1 Dec 2022."}}