Ensuring OB–GYN Care in Prisons Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7733 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7733 To amend title 18, United States Code, to ensure access to obstetrician-gynecologists for female prisoners, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 26, 2026 Mrs. Foushee (for herself, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms. Randall, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Goldman of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to ensure access to obstetrician-gynecologists for female prisoners, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring OB-GYN Care in Prisons Act''. SEC. 2. EMPLOYMENT OF OBSTETRICIAN-GYNECOLOGISTS AT BUREAU OF PRISONS FACILITIES. Section 4051(h)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``(3) Obstetrician-gynecologist access.-- ``(A) In general.--The Director shall ensure that all prisoners have access to an obstetrician- gynecologist in accordance with this paragraph, and shall employ at least one (and may employ more than one) obstetrician-gynecologist certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology on a full- time basis at each facility of the Bureau of Prisons at which female prisoners are incarcerated ``(B) Initial visit.--The Director shall ensure that each female prisoner incarcerated by the Bureau of Prisons has an initial visit with the obstetrician- gynecologist employed at the facility at which the prisoner is incarcerated not later than 14 days after imp