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H.R. 9817: Justice for Incarcerated Moms Act

119th Congress · introduced 2026-07-21 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Justice for Incarcerated Moms Act

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Justice for Incarcerated Moms Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr9817.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

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Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · 43 cosponsors

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Lauren Underwood (D-IL), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Christian D. Menefee (D-TX), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Summer L. Lee (D-PA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Adam Smith (D-WA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Angie Craig (D-MN), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ), André Carson (D-IN), Lucy McBath (D-GA), George Latimer (D-NY), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Darren Soto (D-FL), Nellie Pou (D-NJ), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Alma S. Adams (D-NC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr9817 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills