US Congress House Bill 3563 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 52-0)
Status: Introduced on June 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from detaining a woman during pregnancy or postpartum recovery and must immediately release any detainee found to be pregnant, unless such woman presents an immediate and serious threat of hurting herself or others. A DHS detention facility may not use a restraint on a detainee who is known to be pregnant, including during labor, transport to a medical facility or birthing center, and delivery, or during postpartum recovery, except for medical or safety purposes. The bill requires DHS to use the least restrictive restraint necessary and prohibits certain specified restraint types, including four-point restraints and binding a detainee's hands behind her back. The bill prohibits DHS detention officers from being present during a pelvic exam of a detainee, labor, delivery, or treatment relating to a pregnancy, unless specifically requested by medical personnel. If a detention officer is requested by medical personnel, such officer shall be female, if practicable, and remain at a reasonable distance from the detainee. The bill requires that a pregnant detainee shall have access to health care services, including comprehensive services relating to reproductive health care and pregnancy.

Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act

Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]
Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]
Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]
Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]	Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]
Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2019-06-27	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-06-27	House	Introduced in House

SB648 (Same As) 2019-03-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3563/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3563/BILLS-116hr3563ih.pdf