S 76 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Civil Rights of Infants Act

Introduced Jan 22, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor Jesse Helms R-NC

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 23, 2001 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 4.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2001
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Civil Rights of Infants Act - Amends Federal law to declare it a deprivation of a right secured by U.S. laws for an individual to perform an abortion, knowing it is sought solely because of the gender of the fetus. Makes a woman seeking such an abortion not liable under these provisions.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 23, 2001Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 4.
  2. Jan 22, 2001Introduced in Senate
  3. Jan 22, 2001Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S334)
  4. Jan 22, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S332-333)

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

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