HR8690-119

In Committee

Pregnant Women in Custody Act

119th Congress Introduced May 7, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a procurement, definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term covered facility means a— Bureau of Prisons facility; facility of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection or the U.S. Immigration, adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 3. Data collection Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, pursuant to the authority under section 302 of title I of the Omnibus Crime, and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 4. Family unity The Director of the Bureau of Prisons, Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, as applicable, shall. It relies on compliance mandates, appropriations, reporting requirements, and procurement rules. The main policy areas are Healthcare and Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a procurement, definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term covered facility means a— Bureau of Prisons facility; facility of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection or the U.S. Immigration...
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 3. Data collection Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, pursuant to the authority under section 302 of title I of the Omnibus Crime...
  • Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 4. Family unity The Director of the Bureau of Prisons, Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, as applicable, shall...
  • Expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 5.
  • Expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 6.

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a procurement, definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term covered facility means a— Bureau of Prisons facility; facility of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection or the U.S. Immigration, adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 3. Data collection Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, pursuant to the authority under section 302 of title I of the Omnibus Crime, and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 4. Family unity The Director of the Bureau of Prisons, Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, as applicable, shall.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Transportation

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a procurement, definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term covered facility means a— Bureau of Prisons facility; facility of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection or the U.S. Immigration, adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 3. Data collection Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, pursuant to the authority under section 302 of title I of the Omnibus Crime, and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 4. Family unity The Director of the Bureau of Prisons, Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, as applicable, shall.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Transportation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
May 8, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

May 8, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.

May 7, 2026

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition …

May 7, 2026

Introduced in House

May 7, 2026

Ms. Kamlager-Dove (for herself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Norton, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Transportation
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

5 terms
"restrictive housing" §H59EF023EAA9E4B6E8A3B99520DCE616B

any type of detention that involves— removal from the general inmate population, whether voluntary or involuntary

"covered facility" §H99BC7AD4CE4147E7A224014694C8A2FF

a— Bureau of Prisons facility

"restrictive housing" §H9C532CDEEE584DD18B7D577E22DCD73D

any type of detention that involves— removal from the general inmate population, whether voluntary or involuntary

"restrictive housing" §H9DC8604B55764952ABBCBCA9BE268A24

any type of detention that involves— removal from the general inmate population, whether voluntary or involuntary

"restrictive housing" §HC607EBA3142040B5BB47535CCF97B40D

any type of detention that involves— removal from the general inmate population, whether voluntary or involuntary

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