HR 356 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2005

Introduced Jan 25, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Christopher H. Smith R-NJ

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 25, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 25, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require an abortion provider, before beginning any abortion of a pain-capable unborn child (defined as an unborn child who has reached a probable stage of development of 20 weeks after fertilization), to: (1) make a specified statement to the pregnant woman that Congress has determined that there is substantial evidence that the process will cause the unborn child pain, and that the mother has the option of having pain-reducing drugs administered directly to the child; (2) provide to the woman an Unborn Child Pain Awareness Brochure (unless she waives receipt) or information on accessing such brochure on the Internet; (3) provide to the woman an Unborn Child Pain Awareness Decision Form; and (4) obtain on the form the woman's signature and her explicit request for or refusal of the administration of drugs to the child.

Creates an exception for certified medical emergencies.

Establishes penalties for willfully failing to comply with this Act, including civil penalties, medical license suspension, or both. Authorizes: (1) specified officials to bring suit in Federal court; and (2) private rights of action by a parent or guardian of a woman who is an unemancipated minor.

Requires each State and State medical licensing authority to promulgate procedures for the revocation or suspension of a provider's license upon a court finding that the provider has violated this Act. Subjects a State that fails to implement such procedures to loss of Medicaid funding.

Cosponsors 142

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 25, 2005 to Jul 17, 2006, with 75 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLAdam H. PutnamOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-KYAnne M. NorthupOriginalJan 25, 2005
D-MIBart StupakOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-PABill ShusterOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-COBob BeauprezOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-VABob GoodlatteOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-LABobby JindalOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-MSCharles W. "Chip" PickeringOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-INChris ChocolaOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-FLCliff StearnsOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-INDan BurtonOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-FLDave WeldonOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-CADuncan HunterOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-VAEric CantorOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-OKFrank D. LucasOriginalJan 25, 2005
Show all 142 cosponsors

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 25, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jan 25, 2005Introduced in House
  3. Jan 25, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 51Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2005Related billJan 26, 2005
HR 6099Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2006Related billDec 6, 2006

Subjects

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  1. Jan 25, 2005Introduced in House

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