S 1019 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2003

Introduced May 7, 2003 Originated Senate Sponsor Mike DeWine R-OH

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 8, 2003 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 89.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 7, 2003
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2003 - Provides that: (1) any person who engages in conduct that violates specified provisions of the Federal criminal code, the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, or the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, or specified articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (conduct constituting certain Federal violent crimes), and thereby causes the death of, or bodily injury to, a child who is in utero, shall be guilty of a separate offense (but prohibits imposition of the death penalty for such offense); and (2) the punishment for that separate offense shall be the same as that provided under Federal law for that conduct had that injury or death occurred to the unborn child's mother.

Directs that if the person engaging in the conduct thereby intentionally kills or attempts to kill the unborn child, that person shall be punished as provided under the Federal criminal code for intentionally killing or attempting to kill a human being.

Bars prosecution under this Act: (1) for conduct relating to an abortion for which the consent of the pregnant woman has been obtained or for which such consent is implied by law in a medical emergency; (2) for conduct relating to any medical treatment of the pregnant woman or her unborn child; or (3) of any woman with respect to her unborn child.

Cosponsors 40

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 7, 2003 to Jan 22, 2004; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalMay 7, 2003
R-OKDon NicklesOriginalMay 7, 2003
R-OHGeorge V. VoinovichOriginalMay 7, 2003
R-OKJames M. InhofeOriginalMay 7, 2003
R-KYJim BunningOriginalMay 7, 2003
R-MOJim TalentOriginalMay 7, 2003
R-NVJohn EnsignOriginalMay 7, 2003
R-AZJohn McCainOriginalMay 7, 2003
R-AZJon KylOriginalMay 7, 2003
R-SCLindsey GrahamOriginalMay 7, 2003
R-WYMichael B. EnziOriginalMay 7, 2003
R-MNNorm ColemanOriginalMay 7, 2003
R-UTOrrin G. HatchOriginalMay 7, 2003
R-ILPeter FitzgeraldOriginalMay 7, 2003
R-ALRichard C. ShelbyOriginalMay 7, 2003
R-PARick SantorumOriginalMay 7, 2003
R-KSSam BrownbackOriginalMay 7, 2003
R-GASaxby ChamblissOriginalMay 7, 2003
R-VAGeorge AllenMay 8, 2003
R-NEChuck HagelMay 13, 2003
R-NHJudd GreggMay 15, 2003
R-INRichard G. LugarMay 15, 2003
R-MOChristopher S. BondMay 22, 2003
R-NCElizabeth DoleMay 22, 2003
R-TXJohn CornynMay 22, 2003
R-IDLarry E. CraigMay 22, 2003
R-IDMike CrapoMay 22, 2003
R-ORGordon H. SmithMay 23, 2003
R-TNLamar AlexanderMay 23, 2003
R-KYMitch McConnellMay 23, 2003
R-MSTrent LottMay 23, 2003
R-COWayne AllardJun 2, 2003
D-NEBen NelsonJun 19, 2003
R-MSThad CochranJun 19, 2003
R-NHJohn E. SununuAug 1, 2003
R-TXKay Bailey HutchisonSep 3, 2003
R-NMPete V. DomeniciSep 11, 2003
R-UTRobert F. BennettSep 15, 2003
R-KSPat RobertsOct 1, 2003
D-GAZell MillerJan 22, 2004

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 8, 2003Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 89.
  2. May 7, 2003Introduced in Senate
  3. May 7, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5873-5874)
  4. May 7, 2003Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5874-5875)

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S9741–S9743Harry Reid D-NV, Lindsey Graham R-SC, Mike DeWine R-OH, William H. Frist R-TNJul 23, 2003
SenateDebate and remarks S5873–S5876, S5878Text printed S5874Jeff Sessions R-AL, Mike DeWine R-OH (text), Orrin G. Hatch R-UTMay 7, 2003

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 146Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2003Identical billJan 13, 2003
HR 1997Laci and Conner's LawRelated billApr 1, 2004

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to amend titles 10 and 18, United States Code, to protect unborn victims of violence.
Short Titles as Introduced
Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 8, 2003Placed on Calendar Senate

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