H.R. 1510 · 119th Congress

Due Process Continuity of Care Act

Introduced on Feb 21, 2025 by Sylvester Turner (D-TX-18). 35 cosponsors, 9 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 8, 2025): ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Dexter asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1510, a bill originally introduced by Representative Turner (TX), for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Feb 21, 2025
Cosponsors
35
9 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the Medicaid coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Correctional facilities and imprisonment
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Medicaid
  • Performance measurement
  • State and local government operations

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Feb 21, 2025). Public domain.

Due Process Continuity of Care Act

This bill allows an otherwise eligible individual who is in custody pending disposition of charges (i.e., pretrial detainees) to receive Medicaid benefits at the option of the state. The bill also provides for state planning grants to support the provision of such benefits.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Sylvester TurnerD-TX-18Sponsor

Democrats · 26

Republicans · 9

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Feb 21, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 21, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Feb 21, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Sep 8, 2025 · HouseASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Dexter asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1510, a bill originally introduced by Representative Turner (TX), for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUND8 reports
    $4.1M reported (all issues)
  2. American Academy of Family Physicians6 reports
    $5.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANSAI match · 99%
  3. DUE PROCESS INSTITUTE6 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  4. NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH6 reports
    $960.1K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH$4.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. National Alliance on Mental Illness6 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  6. Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund fka Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI)6 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  7. Clark County, NV (Office of the County Manager)5 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  8. Association for Behavioral Healthcare3 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  9. Indivior Inc3 reports
    $730K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INDIVIOR INC.AI match · 100%
  10. American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  11. County of Monterey, CA2 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)
  12. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADDICTION MEDICINE1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)
  13. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN1 report
    $276.3K reported (all issues)
  14. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association1 report
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  15. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.1 report
    $130K reported (all issues)
  16. Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law1 report
    $75K reported (all issues)
  17. GUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORPORATION1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.