A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Maternal Access to Treatment Act of 2026," directs the Bureau of Prisons to take specific action regarding opioid addiction. It requires the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide medication assisted treatment, or "MAT," to pregnant women in their custody who are addicted to opioids. The legislation includes an exception for pregnant women who are mentally competent and choose to deny this treatment.
Yes· 3 of 9
- Scored +7
Does this do more about addiction and overdose deaths?
The bill directly addresses opioid addiction by requiring medication assisted treatment for pregnant women in custody.
- Scored +7
Would women be better off under this?
The bill specifically targets the health and treatment needs of pregnant women in the Bureau of Prisons.
- Scored +6
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
The bill mandates access to specific medical treatment for pregnant women struggling with opioid addiction in the Bureau of Prisons.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Provision of Medication Assisted Treatment: The bill requires the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide MAT to each pregnant woman in their custody who is addicted to opioids (Section 2(a)). This could be a positive outcome for women facing opioid addiction while pregnant and incarcerated.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Does this do more about addiction and overdose deaths? — The bill directly addresses opioid addiction by requiring medication assisted treatment for pregnant women in custody. Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill mandates access to specific medical treatment for pregnant women struggling with opioid addiction in the Bureau of Prisons. Does this make mental health care easier to get? — The bill provides medication assisted treatment to address opioid addiction among pregnant women in federal custody.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would women be better off under this? — The bill specifically targets the health and treatment needs of pregnant women in the Bureau of Prisons. Would children be better off under this? — Addressing maternal opioid addiction through MAT can improve health outcomes for children born to these women. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The bill provides essential medical services to incarcerated women who are often from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this shorten or soften prison sentences? — The bill addresses the medical needs of incarcerated individuals rather than changing sentence lengths. Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — Providing medical treatment for addiction can improve the long-term stability of families.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts? — The bill includes a provision allowing mentally competent women to deny treatment, respecting their autonomy.
- 7/16/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced in House