Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

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HR21 · U.S. Congress · In Committee

Introduced 2025-01-03. Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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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.

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  • Introduced in House — 2025-01-03 — XML
  • Engrossed in House — 2025-01-23 — XML
  • Referred in Senate — 2025-01-24 — XML

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Action History

DateAction
2025-01-24Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-23Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H335-345)
2025-01-23DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 21.
2025-01-23The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2025-01-23Ms. Chu moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H344-345)
2025-01-23The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
2025-01-23POSTPONED 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.
2025-01-23Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H347-348)
2025-01-23On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 216 (Roll no. 26).
2025-01-23Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 204, 1 Present (Roll no. 27). (text: CR H335-336)
2025-01-23On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 204, 1 Present (Roll no. 27). (text: CR H335-336)
2025-01-23Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-01-03Introduced in House
2025-01-03Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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