Text of Senate Amendment 4638

Text of Senate Amendment 4638

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 49 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1291] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] 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. ______