US Congress Senate Bill 61

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 46-0)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-01-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes a new criminal offense for performing or attempting to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus is 20 weeks or more. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. The bill provides exceptions for an abortion (1) that is necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or (2) when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. A physician who performs or attempts to perform an abortion under an exception must comply with specified requirements. A woman who undergoes a prohibited abortion may not be prosecuted for violating or conspiring to violate the provisions of this bill.

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]
Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]
Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]	Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]	Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]
Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA]	Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Bill Hagerty [R-TN]
Sen. Josh Hawley [R-MO]	Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]	Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]
Sen. Ron Johnson [R-WI]	Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA]	Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]	Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]
Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]	Sen. Mitch McConnell [R-KY]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY]
Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]	Sen. Mitt Romney [R-UT]	Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD]
Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Ben Sasse [R-NE]	Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL]	Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC]
Sen. Richard Shelby [R-AL]	Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK]	Sen. John Thune [R-SD]	Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]
Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]	Sen. Tommy Tuberville [R-AL]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]	Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]
Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]	Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-27	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB1080 (Related) 2021-02-15 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/61/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s61/BILLS-117s61is.pdf