,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chie  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #d1      
#bjbj,mrs4 ,gillibrand 7for herself1    
,ms4 ,warren1 ,ms4 ,smith1 and ,ms4     
,klobuchar7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend section #bdb of title 
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to include  
the use of chokeholds and carotid holds 
as a deprivation of rights and as a     
punishment1 pain1 or penalty1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,eric ,garner  
,excessive ,force ,prevention ,act4  #b4
 ,chokeholds as civil rights violations 
7a7 ,amendment ,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 windpipe1 the use of maneuvers
 that restrict blood or oxygen flow to  
the brain1 or the use of carotid artery 

restraints which may prevent or hinder  
breathing or reduce intake of air is a  
deprivation of a right1 privilege1 or   
immunity and is a punishment1 pain1 or  
penalty44  7b7 ,rule of construction    
,nothing in the amendment made by       
subsection 7a7 shall be construed to    
limit or exclude other claimed          
deprivations of rights1 privileges1 or  
immunities or punishments1 pains1 or    
penalties under section #bdb of title   
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code4