2021-2022 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB3993: Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act
Legislative Summary
To ensure the humane treatment of pregnant women by reinstating the presumption of release and prohibiting shackling, restraining, and other inhumane treatment of pregnant detainees, and for other purposes.
Bill History
6/17/2021
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
6/17/2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
House of Representatives
11/1/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(6/17/2021)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 31
Primary Sponsor
Sylvia Garcia
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (30)
Carolyn Maloney
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Adriano Espaillat
Democrat
Janice Schakowsky
Democrat
Henry Johnson
Democrat
Bobby Rush
Democrat
Rashida Tlaib
Democrat
Grace Meng
Democrat
Jesus Garcia
Democrat
James McGovern
Democrat
Diana DeGette
Democrat
Mark Pocan
Democrat
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democrat
Ilhan Omar
Democrat
Scott Peters
Democrat
Ruben Gallego
Democrat
Val Demings
Democrat
Jamie Raskin
Democrat
Ayanna Pressley
Democrat
Joseph Neguse
Democrat
Ro Khanna
Democrat
Sara Jacobs
Democrat
Mary Gay Scanlon
Democrat
Albio Sires
Democrat
Barbara Lee
Democrat
Tony Cardenas
Democrat
Raul Grijalva
Democrat
Ann Kuster
Democrat
Lois Frankel
Democrat
Carolyn Bourdeaux
Democrat