HR6298-118

Introduced

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.

118th Congress Introduced Nov 8, 2023

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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

Government Operations Immigration Healthcare

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Nov 8, 2023

Ms. Garcia of Texas (for herself, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Immigration Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"detention officer" §H9A19FA9A83F74427900DBE238142A17C

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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