[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1291]
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  SA 4638. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory 
Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

     SEC. 4. PROHIBITION AGAINST DETAINING OR USING PHYSICAL 
                   RESTRAINTS ON CERTAIN WOMEN.

       (a) In General.--An agent or officer of the Department of 
     Homeland Security may not detain any woman who is pregnant, 
     nursing, or in postpartum recovery unless the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security makes an individualized determination that 
     such woman presents a threat to public safety or the national 
     security of the United States.
       (b) Limitation on the Use of Restraints.--
       (1) Defined term.--The term ``restraint''--
       (A) means any physical restraint or mechanical device used 
     to control the movement of the body or limbs of an 
     individual's body for custody purposes, including--
       (i) flex cuffs;
       (ii) soft restraints;
       (iii) hard metal handcuffs;
       (iv) a black box;
       (v) Chubb cuffs;
       (vi) leg irons;
       (vii) belly chains;
       (viii) a security (tether) chain;
       (ix) a convex shield; and
       (x) any other type of shackles; and
       (B) does not include medical restraints.
       (2) Limitation.--An agent or officer of the Department of 
     Homeland Security may not use a restraint on a woman 
     described in subsection (a), including during labor, 
     transport to a medical facility or birthing center, delivery, 
     or postpartum recovery.
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