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116TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 116-536
PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF BABIES
AND PREGNANT WOMEN IN CUSTODY ACT
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. NADLER, from the Committee on the Judiciary,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 7718]
The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill
(H.R. 7718) to address the health needs of incarcerated women re-
lated to pregnancy and childbirth, and for other purposes, having
considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment
and recommends that the bill do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
P urpose an d Sum m ary ........................................................................................... 1
Background and Need for the Legislation ............................................................ 2
H e a rin g s ................................................................................................................... 9
C om m ittee C onsideration ....................................................................................... 9
C om m ittee V otes ...................................................................................................... 9
Com m ittee Oversight Findings ............................................................................... 9
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures and Congressional Budget Of-
fice C ost E stim ate ............................................................................................... 9
Duplication of Federal Program s ............................................................................ 10
Perform ance Goals and Objectives ......................................................................... 10
A dvisory on E arm ark s ............................................................................................. 10
Section-by-Section A nalysis .................................................................................... 10
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ..................................... 13
Purpose and Summary
H.R. 7718, the Protecting the Health and Wellness of Babies
and Pregnant Women in Custody Act, would: (1) require the Bu-
reau of Justice Statistics to collect and report data relating to the
demographics and physical and mental health needs of incarcer-
ated women who are pregnant, in labor, or in post-partum recov-
ery, at the Federal, State, tribal, and local levels; (2) ensure that
appropriate medical services and programs related to pregnancy
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