Federal prisons must offer drug treatment to pregnant women
H.R. 9756 — MAT Act of 2026 · Filed by John McGuire (R-VA) · Introduced Jul 16, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill tells the Bureau of Prisons to give drug treatment to pregnant women in prison. The treatment helps people stop using opioids. Pregnant women can say no if they want to. The bill aims to protect babies and mothers.
Who it affects
Pregnant women in prison and their babies are affected. The Bureau of Prisons must provide the treatment.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say how much money will pay for this treatment. It does not say where the money comes from.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jul 16, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 16, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- drug treatment — Drugs that help people stop using opioids and manage drug use.
- opioids — Strong drugs that can make people dependent and hard to stop using.
- Bureau of Prisons — The government office that runs federal prisons.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (481 characters) on Jul 25, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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