US HB6298 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Introduced on November 8 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-11-08 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 8 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-11-08 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To safeguard the humane treatment of pregnant women by ensuring the presumption of release and prohibiting shackling, restraining, and other inhumane treatment of pregnant detained noncitizens, and for other purposes.
Title
Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX] | Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] |
| Rep. Troy Carter [D-LA] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Jasmine Crockett [D-TX] |
| Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL] | Rep. Andrea Salinas [D-OR] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] |
| Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove [D-CA] | Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO] | Rep. Summer Lee [D-PA] |
| Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL] | Rep. Teresa Fernandez [D-NM] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-08 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2023-11-08 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB3247 (Same As) 2023-11-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6298/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr6298/BILLS-118hr6298ih.pdf |
