S. 916
Introduced in Senate · March 26, 2025March 10, 2025
Mrs. Murray (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Fetterman, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kim, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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”.