US HB2373 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 50-1)
Status: Introduced on April 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Creates new federal crimes related to the performance of sex-selection abortions (i.e., abortions based on the sex or gender of an unborn child). 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 a sex-selection abortion may not be prosecuted or held civilly liable.
Title
PRENDA Act of 2019 Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2019
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-20 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. |
| 2019-04-25 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2019-04-25 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB182 (Related) 2019-01-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Abortion
Civil actions and liability
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Right of privacy
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Civil actions and liability
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Right of privacy
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2373/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2373/BILLS-116hr2373ih.pdf |
