Stop Infant Mortality And Recidivism Reduction Act of 2017 or the SIMARRA Act
This bill directs the Bureau of Prisons to establish a pilot program to allow incarcerated women who give birth and children born during such incarceration to reside together in a separate prison housing unit.
It sets forth inmate eligibility criteria and program participation requirements.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-06 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. | House committee actions |
| 2017-07-26 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House floor actions |
| 2017-07-26 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |