US Congress House Bill 5551 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 13-0)
Status: Introduced on September 18 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-09-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Heartbeat Informed Consent Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require abortion providers, if performing an ultrasound on a pregnant woman prior to an abortion, to display the ultrasound images so that she may view them and provide a medical description of the ultrasound images of the unborn child's cardiac activity, if present and viewable. Requires an abortion provider to make the embryonic or fetal heartbeat audible for the pregnant woman to hear prior to the woman giving informed consent to an abortion if the pregnancy is at least eight weeks after fertilization. Exempts an abortion provider if the abortion is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself. Requires a certification of the medical condition to be included in the pregnant woman's medical file and kept by the abortion provider for not less than five years. Subjects an abortion provider who knowingly or recklessly fails to comply with this Act to civil penalties and notification of the appropriate state medical licensing authority. Gives standing to file a civil action for violations of this Act to the Attorney General or a woman upon whom an abortion has been performed in violation of this Act or the parent or legal guardian of such a woman if she is an unemancipated minor.

Heartbeat Informed Consent Act

Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]	Rep. Kevin Brady [R-TX]	Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]	Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]
Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS]	Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]
Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Rep. Gary Miller [R-CA]	Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS]	Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]
Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-09-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2014-09-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5551/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5551/BILLS-113hr5551ih.pdf