US Congress Senate Resolution 133 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 33-0)
Status: Introduced on May 8 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-05-08 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3263)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress and states should gather information about and correct: (1) abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices; and (2) the interstate referral of women and girls to facilities engaged in dangerous or illegal second- and third-trimester procedures. Declares that Congress has the responsibility to: (1) investigate, and conduct hearings on, abortions performed near, at, or after viability and public policies regarding such abortions; and (2) evaluate the extent to which such abortions involve violations of the natural right to life of infants who are born alive or are capable of being born alive and therefore are entitled to equal protection under the law. Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) there is a compelling government interest in protecting the lives of unborn children beginning at least from the stage at which substantial medical evidence indicates that they are capable of feeling pain, which is separate from the compelling governmental interest in protecting the lives of unborn children beginning at the stage of viability, and neither governmental interest is intended to replace the other; and (2) governmental review of public policies and outcomes relating to these issues is long overdue and is an urgent priority that must be addressed.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress and the States should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices.

Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]	Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]	Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]
Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]	Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA]	Sen. Daniel Coats [R-IN]
Sen. Tom Coburn [R-OK]	Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]
Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]	Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]	Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]	Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]
Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE]	Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]
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. Pat Roberts [R-KS]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC]
Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]	Sen. John Thune [R-SD]	Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]	Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]
Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-08	Senate	Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3263)

HR206 (Same As) 2013-06-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-resolution/133/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/sres133/BILLS-113sres133is.pdf