To safeguard the humane treatment of pregnant women by ensuring the presumption of release and prohibiting shackling, restraining, and other inhumane treatment of pregnant detained noncitizens, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To safeguard the humane treatment of pregnant women by ensuring the presumption of release and prohibiting shackling, restraining, and other inhumane treatment of pregnant detained noncitizens, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Immigration, Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HD8C8AC59CD724483A8A29F7E3A03F970: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act.
- Section H531AB548EF324A09B556D4FF1E2629ED: 2. Limitation on detention of pregnant women and mothers of newborns Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary— shall not detain an individual under...
- Section HA63234EFD11B42AE9CFF73CAA1D8DDC0: 3. Humane treatment of pregnant detained noncitizens while in detention and custody Except as provided in paragraph (2), restraints shall not be used on a...
- Section H0BD6BE577ADD4807B20CD1B1ECD4FF46: 4. Notice of rights and training The Secretary shall provide to each detained noncitizen, in the detained noncitizen’s native language, notice of the detained...
- Section HB13516FED7094513A70389729C06C6E6: 5. Reporting; rulemaking Not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter fiscal year, the facility administrator of each facility that detained a pregnant...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To safeguard the humane treatment of pregnant women by ensuring the presumption of release and prohibiting shackling, restraining, and other inhumane treatment of pregnant detained noncitizens, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Immigration, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To safeguard the humane treatment of pregnant women by ensuring the presumption of release and prohibiting shackling, restraining, and other inhumane treatment of pregnant detained noncitizens, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Garcia of Texas (for herself, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an individual who— works at a facility, including an individual who works at a facility pursuant to a contract or subcontract
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