House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Women in Criminal Justice Reform Act
Official title: To provide for improvements in the treatment of women in the legal system.
Sponsor: Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 21, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 21, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8976.
- 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. 172, No. 87, May 21, 2026, Page H3725):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. 1Sec. 8Cl. 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.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 21, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 460 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8976, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8976
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 16, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
59787422d6a66d7ac469f3194749d21a1284fdeda62af98761923a8e13b187ad
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 16, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8976, last updated July 16, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
7 cosponsors — 7 Democrats
0 of 7 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Summer Lee (D-PA), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove.
- H.R. 5185 (119th) To make improvements in the enactment of title 41, United States Code, into a positive law title and to improve the Code.
- H.R. 5021 (119th) American Decade of Sports Act
- H.R. 4332 (119th) YALI Act of 2025
- H.R. 4505 (119th) Export Controls Enforcement Act
- H.R. 7669 (119th) Rejecting the Erasure of Afghan Women and Girls Act
- H.R. 4995 (119th) Enduring Welcome Act of 2025
Related bills
- H.R. 2954 (118th) Women in Criminal Justice Reform ActCross-Congress related bill
- H.R. 7394 (117th) Women in Criminal Justice Reform ActCross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.