H.R. 9525

Summary

H.R. 9525, the Federal Bureau of Prisons Medical Care Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Jun 29, 2026 by Rep. Eleanor Norton (D). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jun 29, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 9525 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 9525 IH: Federal Bureau of Prisons Medical Care Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-06-29
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9525  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 29, 2026   Ms. Norton  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the ability to assess a fee for health care services for prisoners, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Federal Bureau of Prisons Medical Care Act of 2026  .
2.
No fee for health care services for prisoners
Section 4048 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
(b)
Fees for health care services
In the case of health care services provided to a prisoner in connection with a health care visit that results from an injury inflicted on a prisoner by another prisoner, the Director, in accordance with this section and with such regulations as the Director shall promulgate to carry out this section, may assess and collect a fee in connection with each such health care visit, from the account of the prisoner who inflicted the injury, as determined by the Director.
 ;
(2)
by striking subsection (c); and
(3)
in subsection (e), by striking  or whether the prisoner qualifies under an exclusion under this section .

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To amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the ability to assess a fee for health care services for prisoners, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Eleanor Norton (D) sponsors H.R. 9525 alone.

Eleanor Norton

Rep. · D–DC · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 9525 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Jun 29, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9525 has taken 3 actions since Jun 29, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 9525 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9525 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Federal Bureau of Prisons Medical Care Act of 2026 — Display Title
• Federal Bureau of Prisons Medical Care Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the ability to assess a fee for health care services for prisoners, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 9525 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.), Health Issues, Immigration, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Trade (domestic/foreign).

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9525 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9525’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9525, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 108 (Monday, June 29, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. NORTON:H.R. 9525.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.[Page H4317]

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