Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act
This bill prohibits the detention of pregnant, lactating, or postpartum noncitizens under U.S. immigration law, requiring immediate release unless specific, narrow exceptions apply (e.g., an immediate threat to safety). It bans physical restraints during labor, delivery, or postpartum care, mandates access to comprehensive reproductive health services - including abortion - and requires facilities to conduct biweekly reviews of detained pregnant individuals. Detention facilities must report quarterly on restraint use, detention lengths, and birth outcomes to ensure compliance. The law directly affects immigrant women in immigration custody and applies to all facilities holding such individuals under U.S. immigration authority.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
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Introduced Nov 8, 2023
Last action Nov 8, 2023
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Nov 8, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Nov 8, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 23 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Patty Murray
DDemocratic
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Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
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Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
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Benjamin L. Cardin
DDemocratic
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Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
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Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
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Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
Co
Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
Co
Edward J. Markey
DDemocratic
Co
Elizabeth Warren
DDemocratic
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