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119th CONGRESS
2d Session |
To direct the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide medication assisted treatment for opioid addiction to certain women.
Mr. McGuire introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
To direct the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide medication assisted treatment for opioid addiction to certain women.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Maternal Access to Treatment Act of 2026” or the “MAT Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. Medication assisted treatment.
(a) Requirement.—The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall provide medication assisted treatment (commonly known as “MAT”) to each pregnant woman in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons addicted to opioids.
(b) Exception.—A pregnant woman who is mentally competent may deny the provision of medication assisted treatment under subsection (a).