S 8 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Child Custody Protection Act

Introduced Jan 24, 2005 Originated Senate Sponsor John Ensign R-NV

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 24, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 24, 2005
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Child Custody Protection Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit transporting a minor across a state line to obtain an abortion (deems such transporting to be a de facto abridgment of the right of a parent under any law in the minor’s state of residence that requires parental involvement in the minor’s abortion decision). Makes an exception for an abortion necessary to save the life of the minor.

Protects from prosecution or civil liability the minor or the minor’s parents for violations of this Act.

Makes it an affirmative defense to a prosecution or civil action under this Act that a defendant reasonably believed that before the minor obtained the abortion, the required parental consent or notification or judicial authorization took place.

Authorizes any parent who suffers harm from a violation of this Act to seek relief in a civil action. Defines "parent" to include a guardian, legal custodian, or person standing in loco parentis.

Cosponsors 41

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 24, 2005 to Jul 18, 2006, with 13 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalJan 24, 2005
R-NEChuck HagelOriginalJan 24, 2005
R-NCElizabeth DoleOriginalJan 24, 2005
R-VAGeorge AllenOriginalJan 24, 2005
R-ALJeff SessionsOriginalJan 24, 2005
R-KYJim BunningOriginalJan 24, 2005
R-SCJim DeMintOriginalJan 24, 2005
R-AZJon KylOriginalJan 24, 2005
R-KYMitch McConnellOriginalJan 24, 2005
R-PARick SantorumOriginalJan 24, 2005
R-KSSam BrownbackOriginalJan 24, 2005
R-OKTom CoburnOriginalJan 24, 2005
R-TNWilliam H. FristOriginalJan 24, 2005
R-AZJohn McCainJan 25, 2005
R-GASaxby ChamblissJan 25, 2005
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 24, 2005Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 24, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 3

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 396Child Custody Protection ActIdentical billFeb 16, 2005
S 403Child Custody Protection ActIdentical billSep 29, 2006
HR 748Child Interstate Abortion Notification ActRelated billJul 11, 2005

Subjects

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  1. Jan 24, 2005Introduced in Senate

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