3.0.0 1524 2023-01-11T13:37:08Z 2023-01-11T13:37:08Z Senate S 2017-07-11 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-07-11T18:49:26Z Pathway to Parenting Act of 2018 115 5575 HR 2018-05-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS 2017-07-11 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3922) IntroReferral 2017-07-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ N W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2017-07-11 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2017-07-11 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2017-07-11 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2017-12-19 False H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2018-05-14 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2018-05-17 False Crime and Law Enforcement Child care and development Correctional facilities and imprisonment Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Employment and training programs Family services Health care coverage and access Mental health Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Telecommunication rates and fees Women's health Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-07-11 Introduced in Senate 2018-10-25T13:13:41Z Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act of 2017 or the Dignity Act

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 Display Title Dignity Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve the treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Dignity Act Short Titles as Introduced Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1524is/xml/BILLS-115s1524is.xml 2017-07-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3922) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.