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

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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; 75 are original cosponsors, there from 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
R-KYGeoff DavisOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-ILHenry J. HydeOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-GAJack KingstonOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-AZJeff FlakeOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-FLJeff MillerOriginalJan 25, 2005
D-ILJerry F. CostelloOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-KSJim RyunOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-VAJo Ann DavisOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-PAJohn E. PetersonOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-TXJohn R. CarterOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-ILJohn ShimkusOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-CAJohn T. DoolittleOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-TXK. Michael ConawayOriginalJan 25, 2005
D-TNLincoln DavisOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-PRLuis G. FortunoOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-COMarilyn N. MusgraveOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-INMark E. SouderOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-WIMark GreenOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-MNMark R. KennedyOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-NJMike FergusonOriginalJan 25, 2005
D-NCMike McIntyreOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-ALMike RogersOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-NCPatrick T. McHenryOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-PAPhil EnglishOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-TXRalph M. HallOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-CARandy (Duke) CunninghamOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-TXRandy NeugebauerOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-ILRay LaHoodOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-LARichard H. BakerOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-CARichard W. PomboOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-AZRick RenziOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-UTRob BishopOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-NCRobin HayesOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-LARodney AlexanderOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-MSRoger F. WickerOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-KYRon LewisOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-MORoy BluntOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-TXSam JohnsonOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-NJScott GarrettOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-ALSpencer BachusOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-IASteve KingOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-VAThelma D. DrakeOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-COThomas G. TancredoOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-FLTom FeeneyOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.OriginalJan 25, 2005
R-MOW. Todd AkinOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-TNZach WampOriginalJan 25, 2005
R-WYBarbara CubinJan 26, 2005
D-MSGene TaylorJan 26, 2005
R-TXJeb HensarlingJan 26, 2005
R-MOJo Ann EmersonJan 26, 2005
R-INMike PenceJan 26, 2005
R-KSTodd TiahrtJan 26, 2005
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersFeb 8, 2005
R-CADaniel E. LungrenFeb 8, 2005
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloFeb 8, 2005
R-CAGary G. MillerFeb 8, 2005
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.Feb 8, 2005
R-SCJ. Gresham BarrettFeb 8, 2005
R-MNJohn KlineFeb 8, 2005
R-FLKatherine HarrisFeb 8, 2005
R-NELee TerryFeb 8, 2005
R-OHMichael G. OxleyFeb 8, 2005
R-MIPeter HoekstraFeb 8, 2005
R-TXRon PaulFeb 8, 2005
R-WIThomas E. PetriFeb 8, 2005
R-AZTrent FranksFeb 8, 2005
R-MIVernon J. EhlersFeb 8, 2005
R-KSJerry MoranFeb 15, 2005
R-GAJohn LinderFeb 15, 2005
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIFeb 15, 2005
R-OHPaul E. GillmorFeb 15, 2005
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettFeb 15, 2005
R-PATodd Russell PlattsFeb 15, 2005
R-IATom LathamFeb 15, 2005
D-MNCollin C. PetersonMar 3, 2005
R-CAGeorge RadanovichMar 3, 2005
R-ALJo BonnerMar 3, 2005
R-OKTom ColeMar 3, 2005
D-WVAlan B. MollohanMar 17, 2005
R-SCBob InglisMar 17, 2005
R-OKJohn SullivanMar 17, 2005
R-NCWalter B. JonesMar 17, 2005
R-LACharles W. Boustany, Jr.Apr 6, 2005
R-NCVirginia FoxxApr 6, 2005
R-AZJohn B. ShadeggApr 14, 2005
R-WIPaul D. RyanApr 14, 2005
R-MICandice S. MillerMay 18, 2005
R-TXKenny MarchantMay 18, 2005
R-INMichael E. SodrelMay 18, 2005
R-PATim MurphyMay 18, 2005
R-CAWally HergerMay 18, 2005
R-KYHarold RogersJun 9, 2005
R-GACharles W. NorwoodJul 22, 2005
R-ALRobert B. AderholtJul 22, 2005
R-NCCharles H. TaylorSep 15, 2005
R-OHJean SchmidtSep 15, 2005
R-MOKenny C. HulshofOct 18, 2005
R-NMStevan PearceOct 18, 2005
D-LACharlie MelanconFeb 1, 2006
R-TXKevin BradyFeb 1, 2006
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartFeb 1, 2006
R-MIMike RogersFeb 1, 2006
R-NETom OsborneFeb 1, 2006
R-NEJeff FortenberryFeb 7, 2006
R-OHJohn A. BoehnerFeb 7, 2006
R-FLLincoln Diaz-BalartFeb 7, 2006
R-PAMichael G. FitzpatrickFeb 15, 2006
R-PACurt WeldonMar 14, 2006
R-OKErnest J. Istook Jr.Mar 14, 2006
R-UTChris CannonMar 28, 2006
R-TXTom DeLayMar 30, 2006
R-CAHoward P. "Buck" McKeonApr 25, 2006
R-OHMichael R. TurnerJul 17, 2006

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jan 25, 2005
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 25, 2005

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.

In the Congressional Record 1

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
HouseDebate and remarks H175Christopher H. Smith R-NJJan 25, 2005

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 109-57PAIN OF THE UNBORN101 pagesJudiciary CommitteeNov 1, 2005

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

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
To ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed regarding the pain experienced by their unborn child.
Short Titles as Introduced
Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2005
Popular Titles
Abortion Pain bill

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 25, 2005Introduced in House

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