H. R. 4664
Introduced in House · August 8, 2025July 23, 2025
Ms. Garcia of Texas (for herself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Takano, Ms. Waters, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Simon, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Carson, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Correa, Ms. Ross, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Fields, Ms. Crockett, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Bell, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Omar, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Barragán, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Soto, Mr. Figures, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brownley, Mr. García of Illinois, and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To safeguard the humane treatment of pregnant and postpartum women by ensuring the presumption of release and prohibiting shackling, restraining, and other inhumane treatment, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the “Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act”.