SENATE 18118th CongressHeld at the desk.
A concurrent resolution calling for the immediate release of Marc Fogel, a United States citizen and teacher, who was given an unjust and disproportionate criminal sentence by the Government of the Russian Federation in June 2022.
- Last Action
- 6/7/2024
Actions
- 2023-01-23Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2023-01-23Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-01-23 (00)
Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act
This bill creates new federal crimes related to the performance of an abortion on an unborn child who has Down syndrome.
It subjects a violator to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.
It also authorizes civil remedies, including damages and injunctive relief.
A woman who undergoes such an abortion may not be prosecuted or held civilly liable.
Cosponsors (20)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Marco Rubio (R-FL)
- John Hoeven (R-ND)
- Roger Wicker (R-MS)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- James Lankford (R-OK)
- James Risch (R-ID)
- Mike Braun (R-IN)
- John Barrasso (R-WY)
- Ted Cruz (R-TX)
- Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
- Bill Hagerty (R-TN)
- Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)
- J. Vance (R-OH)
- Roger Marshall (R-KS)
- Tom Cotton (R-AR)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- John Thune (R-SD)
- Katie Britt (R-AL)
Subjects
- Abortion
- Birth defects
- Civil actions and liability
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Right of privacy
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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