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H.R. 21 House Crime and Law Enforcement

Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

Introduced
Jan 3, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Wagner, Ann (R-MO-2)
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STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR

Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate and read twice and referred to the committee on the judiciary on Jan 24, 2025.

  1. House Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025
  2. House Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Jan 3, 2025
  3. House Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H335-345) Jan 23, 2025
  4. House DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 21. Jan 23, 2025
  5. House The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. Jan 23, 2025
  6. House Ms. Chu moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H344-345) Jan 23, 2025
  7. House The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX. Jan 23, 2025
  8. House POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 21, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Chu demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. Jan 23, 2025
  9. House Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H347-348) Jan 23, 2025
  10. House On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 216 (Roll no. 26). Jan 23, 2025
  11. House Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 204, 1 Present (Roll no. 27). (text: CR H335-336) Jan 23, 2025
  12. House On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 204, 1 Present (Roll no. 27). (text: CR H335-336) Jan 23, 2025
  13. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Jan 23, 2025
  14. House
    On Motion to Recommit Jan 23, 2025
    Defeated Yea 205 Nay 216 Roll Call
  15. House
    On Passage Jan 23, 2025
    Agreed Yea 217 Nay 204 Roll Call
  16. Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Jan 24, 2025

Cosponsors

163

Subjects

AbortionCivil actions and liabilityCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationHealth personnelLegal fees and court costsMedical ethicsViolent crime

Committees

  • Judiciary Committee
    • [Referred To, Jan 24, 2025]
  • Judiciary Committee
    • [Unknown, Jan 23, 2025]
    • [Unknown, Jan 23, 2025]
    • [Referred To, Jan 3, 2025]

Summary

Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act This bill establishes requirements for the degree of care a health care practitioner must provide in the case of a child born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion. Specifically, a health care practitioner who is present must (1) exercise the same degree of care as would reasonably be provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and (2) ensure the child is immediately admitted to a hospital. Additionally, a health care practitioner or other employee who has knowledge of a failure to comply with the degree-of-care requirements must immediately report such failure to law enforcement. A health care practitioner who fails to provide the required degree of care, or a health care practitioner or other employee who fails to report such failure, is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both. An individual who intentionally kills or attempts to kill a child born alive is subject to prosecution for murder. The bill bars the criminal prosecution of a mother of a child born alive under this bill and allows her to bring a civil action against a health care practitioner or other employee for violations.

[Summary as of: Introduced in House]

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