2021-2022 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB6878: Pregnant Women in Custody Act
Legislative Summary
To address the health needs of incarcerated women related to pregnancy and childbirth, and for other purposes.
Bill History
3/1/2022
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
3/1/2022
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
House of Representatives
7/13/2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
House of Representatives
7/13/2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
House of Representatives
9/13/2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-465, Part I.
House of Representatives
9/13/2022
Committee on the Budget discharged.
House of Representatives
9/13/2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 361.
House of Representatives
11/30/2022
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1499 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3372, H.R. 6878, H.R. 8876 and H.J. Res. 100. The resolution provides for adoption of H. Res. 1495 and H. Con. Res. 118.
House of Representatives
12/1/2022
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1499. (consideration: CR H8686-8693; text: CR H8687-8689)
House of Representatives
12/1/2022
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3372, H.R. 6878, H.R. 8876 and H.J. Res. 100. The resolution provides for adoption of H. Res. 1495 and H. Con. Res. 118.
House of Representatives
12/1/2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6878.
House of Representatives
12/1/2022
H.Amdt.328 Amendment (A002) offered by Ms. Frankel, Lois. (consideration: CR H8693; text: CR H8693)
House of Representatives
12/1/2022
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1499, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lois Frankel amendment No. 1.
House of Representatives
12/1/2022
H.Amdt.328 The previous question was ordered on the amendment (A002) and the bill pursuant to the rule.
House of Representatives
12/1/2022
H.Amdt.328 On agreeing to the Frankel, Lois amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
House of Representatives
12/1/2022
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 6878, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Fitzgerald demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
House of Representatives
12/1/2022
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8694-8695)
House of Representatives
12/1/2022
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 324 - 90 (Roll no. 493).
House of Representatives
12/1/2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
12/5/2022
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Passage of a Measure
12/1/2022
324
Yea
90
Nay
0
Not Voting
17
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(12/5/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 34
Republican: 3
Primary Sponsor

Karen Bass
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (36)
Guy Reschenthaler
Republican
Katherine Clark
Democrat
Debbie Lesko
Republican
Brenda Lawrence
Democrat
Sylvia Garcia
Democrat
Jackie Speier
Democrat
Lois Frankel
Democrat
Suzanne Bonamici
Democrat
Bennie Thompson
Democrat
Yvette Clarke
Democrat
Danny Davis
Democrat
Alma Adams
Democrat
Carolyn Maloney
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Democrat
Grace Meng
Democrat
Lisa Rochester
Democrat
Mary Gay Scanlon
Democrat
Henry Johnson
Democrat
Jamie Raskin
Democrat
Dina Titus
Democrat
Joseph Neguse
Democrat
Tony Cardenas
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Janice Schakowsky
Democrat
Barbara Lee
Democrat
Ilhan Omar
Democrat
Donald Payne
Democrat
Bonnie Coleman
Democrat
Shontel Brown
Democrat
David Trone
Democrat
Troy Carter
Democrat
Judy Chu
Democrat
Tracey Mann
Republican
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Democrat
Eddie Johnson
Democrat
Melanie Stansbury
Democrat