House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Women in Criminal Justice Reform Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 27, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 17, 2024 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2954.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 71, April 27, 2023, Page H2087):This bill is introduced pursuant to the powers granted to Congress under the General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 1), the Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 3), and the Necessary and Proper Clause, (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 18). Further, this statement of constitutional authority is made for the sole purpose of compliance with clause 7 of Rule XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and shall have no bearing on judicial review of the accompanying bill. The single subject of this legislation is: This bill establishes improvements in the treatment of women in the criminal justice system.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 27, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 599 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2954, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/2954
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 20, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
13 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 12 Democrats
1 of 13 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.
Kathy Castor (D-FL), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Josh Harder (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Summer Lee (D-PA), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), David Trone (D-MD), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Nikema Williams (D-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove.
- H.Res. 578 (118th) Calling for the immediate release of Eyvin Hernandez, a United States citizen and Los Angeles County public defender, who was wrongfully…
- H.R. 6087 (118th) YALI Act of 2023
- H.R. 9082 (118th) Summit of the Americas Act
- H.R. 4916 (118th) CLEAN Energy Act
- H.Res. 618 (118th) Recognizing August 11, 2023, as the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.
- H.R. 6054 (118th) Represent America Abroad Act of 2023
Related bills
- H.R. 8976 (119th) Women in Criminal Justice Reform ActCross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
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