,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ddjh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #ai1 #bjai,mr4 ,jeffries 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 and ,ms4 ,pressley7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend section #bdb of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to forbid the use of chokeholds by persons subject to that provision's prohibitions1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,eric ,garner ,excessive ,use of ,force ,prevention ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,chokeholds as civil rights violations ,section #bdb of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,for the purposes of this section1 the application of any pressure to the throat or windpipe which may prevent or hinder breathing or reduce intake of air is a punishment1 pain1 or penalty44