,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cief  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aa1     
#bjbj,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself1 ,ms4 
,smith1 and ,mrs4 ,gillibrand7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to incentivize banning of chokeholds   
and carotid holds1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,end ,police ,use of
 ,chokeholds ,act of #bjbj4  #b4        
,incentivizing banning of chokeholds and
 carotid holds  7a7 ,definitions ,in    
this section3 7#a7 ,byrne grant program 
,the term ,byrne grant program means any
 grant program under subpart #a of part 
,e of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime   
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaea et seq471   
without regard to whether the funds are 
characterized as being made available   
under the ,edward ,byrne ,memorial      
,state and ,local ,law ,enforcement     

,assistance ,programs1 the ,local       
,government ,law ,enforcement ,block    
,grants ,program1 the ,edward ,byrne    
,memorial ,justice ,assistance ,grant   
,program1 or otherwise4  7#b7 ,chokehold
 or carotid hold ,the term chokehold or 
carotid hold means the application of   
any pressure to the throat or windpipe1 
the use of maneuvers that restrict blood
 or oxygen flow to the brain1 or carotid
 artery restraints that prevent or      
hinder breathing or reduce intake of air
 of an individual4  7#c7 ,,cops grant   
program ,the term ,,cops grant program  
means the grant program authorized under
 section #agja of title ,i of the       
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajcha74  7b7 ,limitation on eligibility
 for funds ,beginning in the first      
fiscal year beginning after the date of 
enactment of this ,act1 a ,state or     
local jurisdiction may not receive funds
 under the ,byrne grant program or the  
,,cops grant program for a fiscal year  

if1 on the day before the first day of  
the fiscal year1 the ,state or other    
jurisdiction does not have in effect a  
law that prohibits law enforcement      
officers in the ,state or other         
jurisdiction from using a chokehold or  
carotid hold4