IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1153 
Condemning unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without 
their full, informed consent. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 
Ms. JAYAPAL (for herself, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Ms. JACKSON 
LEE, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. FRANKEL, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. AGUILAR, 
Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. BASS, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BISHOP of 
Georgia, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. BONAMICI, 
Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mrs. BUSTOS, 
Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. CASTRO 
of Texas, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, 
Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. COOPER, Mr. CORREA, 
Mr. CRIST, Mr. CROW, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. DEAN, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. DELBENE, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. MICHAEL 
F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, 
Mr. EVANS, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. GALLEGO, 
Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. GREEN 
of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. HAYES, 
Mr. HECK, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. HUFFMAN, 
Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. 
KAPTUR, Mr. KEATING, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 
KHANNA, Mr. KILMER, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, 
Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Ms. 
LOFGREN, 
Mr. 
LOWENTHAL, 
Mrs. 
LOWEY, 
Mr. 
LUJA´N, 
Mr. 
MALINOWSKI, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. MENG, Ms. MOORE, Ms. MUCARSEL-POW-
ELL, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 
OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. PIN-
GREE, Mr. POCAN, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. 
RASKIN, Mr. ROSE of New York, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. 
RUSH, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. 
SCHRIER, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SMITH of 
Washington, Mr. SOTO, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. 
TAKANO, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. TITUS, Ms. TLAIB, Mrs. 
TORRES of California, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. VELA, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. 
WELCH, Ms. WILD, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. LARSON 
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of Connecticut, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. RYAN, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. CLEAVER, 
Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. TRONE, Mrs. 
DAVIS of California, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. DOGGETT, Mrs. 
MCBATH, Mr. COX of California, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New 
York, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. SEWELL of Ala-
bama, Mr. TONKO, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. 
MORELLE, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. 
MOULTON, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. WATERS, Ms. 
DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. DEUTCH, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. 
PETERS, Mr. KIM, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. PAPPAS, and Ms. SLOTKIN) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on 
individuals without their full, informed consent. 
Whereas there is a shameful history in the United States of 
Black, Indigenous, people of color, immigrants, poor peo-
ple, and people with disabilities being subjected to med-
ical procedures without their informed consent; 
Whereas 32 States passed eugenic-sterilization laws, resulting 
in the sterilization of between 60,000 to 70,000 people 
beginning in the early 1900s; 
Whereas 25 percent of Native American women of child-
bearing age were sterilized over the course of 6 years 
after the passage of the Family Planning Services and 
Population Research Act of 1970; 
Whereas incarcerated individuals have continued to face steri-
lization practices, including nearly 150 incarcerated 
women in California prisons sterilized between 2006 and 
2010; 
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Whereas, on September 14, 2020, a coalition of organiza-
tions, including Project South, Georgia Detention Watch, 
Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights, and South 
Georgia Immigrant Support Network, filed a complaint 
to the Department of Homeland Security Office of In-
spector General expressing concerns about the Irwin 
County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, including de-
tained 
immigrant 
women 
receiving 
unnecessary 
hysterectomies and a lack of informed consent for gyne-
cological procedures; 
Whereas a growing number of women are coming forward to 
share stories of unwanted, unnecessary medical proce-
dures, including full or partial hysterectomies and other 
procedures involving their reproductive organs, performed 
without their knowledge or consent; 
Whereas, on September 16, 2020, U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement nearly deported a woman who was 
formerly detained at Irwin County Detention Center who 
had one fallopian tube removed without her knowledge or 
consent; 
Whereas, on September 18, 2020, 4 women came forward 
saying that they did not approve of the procedures they 
received; 
Whereas an initial review of available medical records by 
independent gynecologists raises serious questions about 
whether patients detained at the Irwin County Detention 
Center provided informed consent and whether prevailing 
standards of care were adhered to in their care; and 
Whereas these allegations indicate a failure by U.S. Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement to conduct rigorous over-
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sight to protect the health and safety of people in its cus-
tody: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns performing unwanted, unneces-
sary medical procedures on individuals without their 
full, informed consent; 
(2) recognizes that everyone deserves to control 
their own reproductive choices and make informed 
choices about their bodies; 
(3) recognizes that further accountability, over-
sight, and transparency is necessary to protect peo-
ple in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement; and 
(4) calls on the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity to— 
(A) pause the removal of any individual 
who experienced any medical procedure at the 
Irwin County Detention Center; 
(B) allow individuals who may have experi-
enced an unnecessary or nonconsensual proce-
dure to have immediate access to adequate, 
safe, and consensual medical treatment or to 
seek a second opinion from an independent 
medical professional; 
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(C) immediately comply with all investiga-
tions and records requests related to investiga-
tions about the Irwin County Detention Center; 
(D) ensure impacted individuals are able to 
freely participate in any investigation and share 
their stories without fear of reprisal; and 
(E) hold all individuals involved in these 
incidents accountable and bring them to justice. 
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