US HB4408 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

US Congress House Bill 4408 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 128-0)
Status: Introduced on September 19 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-28 - 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]

Summary

Modifies the criminal civil rights statute that prohibits the deprivation of rights under color of law. Currently, the second prong of the prohibition bars the application of different punishments, pains, or penalties based on an individual's alien status, color, or race. specifies that the application of any pressure to a person's throat or windpipe which may prevent or hinder breathing or reduce intake of air (e.g., a chokehold) constitutes a punishment, pain, or penalty.

Title

Eric Garner Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act of 2019

Sponsors

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]
Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]
Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]
Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL]	Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]	Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]
Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]
Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]
Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX]	Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]
Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]
Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]
Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]
Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]
Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Kwanza Hall [D-GA]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-10-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2019-09-19	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-09-19	House	Introduced in House