117th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend section 242 of title 18, United States Code, to forbid the use of chokeholds by persons subject to that provision’s prohibitions, and for other purposes.
February 25, 2021
Mr. Jeffries (for himself, Ms. Barragán, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Carson, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mrs. Demings, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Keating, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pocan, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Rush, Ms. Sánchez, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Trone, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Welch, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Crow, Mr. Jones, Mr. Schneider, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lynch, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Brown, Mr. Casten, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Bass, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Newman, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Soto, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Bourdeaux, Mr. Quigley, and Mr. Mrvan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
To amend section 242 of title 18, United States Code, to forbid the use of chokeholds by persons subject to that provision’s prohibitions, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Eric Garner Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. Chokeholds as civil rights violations.
Section 242 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “For the purposes of this section, the application of any pressure to the throat or windpipe, use of maneuvers that restrict blood or oxygen flow to the brain, or carotid artery restraints which prevent or hinder breathing or reduce intake of air is a punishment, pain, or penalty.”.