Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act
This bill would prohibit the detention of pregnant women, lactating women, and postpartum mothers (within one year of childbirth) in immigration custody, requiring their immediate release except in rare circumstances involving public safety threats. It bans the use of physical restraints on these individuals during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery, with only extremely limited exceptions. The bill mandates that facilities provide comprehensive reproductive health care including prenatal care, labor and delivery services, postpartum care, and access to abortion services. It requires facilities to maintain medical records, obtain informed consent for medical procedures, and conduct weekly reviews of any detained individuals under exceptional circumstances. The bill also establishes reporting requirements for facilities and creates transparency through public reporting of detention practices.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 23, 2025
Last action Jul 23, 2025
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Total actions
2
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Committee
1
Jul 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Jul 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 59 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sylvia R. Garcia
DDemocratic
Co
Adelita S. Grijalva
DDemocratic
Co
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
Co
Al Green
DDemocratic
Co
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
Co
André Carson
DDemocratic
Co
Bennie G. Thompson
DDemocratic
Co
Betty McCollum
DDemocratic
Co
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Cleo Fields
DDemocratic
Co
Daniel S. Goldman
DDemocratic
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