US Congress Senate Bill 1524 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on July 11 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3922)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Dignity Act Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish requirements for the treatment of prisoners. It directs the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to place prisoners as close to their children as possible, provide videoconferencing free of charge, provide trauma-informed care to prisoners diagnosed with trauma, and make specified health products (e.g., tampons) available free of charge. Additionally, with respect to prisoners who are primary caretaker parents, the BOP must provide parenting classes, allow visitation from family members, and establish a pilot program to allow overnight visits from family members. Finally, the bill allows a prisoner who is pregnant or a primary caretaker parent to participate in a residential substance abuse treatment program, even if the individual failed to disclose a substance abuse problem.

Dignity Act Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act of 2017

Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-11	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3922)

HB5575 (Related) 2018-05-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1524/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1524/BILLS-115s1524is.pdf