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S.2128

S.2128: Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act

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Introduced June 17, 2021
Latest Major Action June 17, 2021
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Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

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21 (20 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat)

Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)
Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)
Jack Reed (D-R.I.)
Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.)
Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)
Tina Smith (D-Minn.)
Cory Booker (D-N.J.)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)
Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.)
Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)
Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)
Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii)
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)
Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.)
Alex Padilla (D-Calif.)
Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)
Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)

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Introduced in Senate - June 17, 2021

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Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from detaining an individual during pregnancy or postpartum recovery and addresses related issues. DHS must immediately release any detainee found to be pregnant, unless the detainee presents an immediate and serious threat of hurting themselves or others. A DHS detention facility may not use a restraint on a detainee who is known to...

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Date	Description
June 17, 2021	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
June 17, 2021	Introduced in the Senate by Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

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Introduced in the Senate by Patty Murray (D-Wash.)