H.R. 4664: Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-07-23 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act

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Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr4664.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

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Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] · 59 cosponsors

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Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), André Carson (D-IN), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Al Green (D-TX), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Summer L. Lee (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), George Latimer (D-NY), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr4664.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr4664 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills