S 356 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2007

Introduced Jan 22, 2007 Originated Senate Sponsor Sam Brownback R-KS

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jan 22, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2007
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2007 - 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) and an Unborn Child Pain Awareness Decision Form; and (3) 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 29

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2007 to Mar 12, 2008; 27 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-NEChuck HagelOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-LADavid VitterOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-NCElizabeth DoleOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-OHGeorge V. VoinovichOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-OKJames M. InhofeOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-ALJeff SessionsOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-KYJim BunningOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-SCJim DeMintOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-TXJohn CornynOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-NVJohn EnsignOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-SDJohn ThuneOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-GAJohnny IsaksonOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-AZJon KylOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-TNLamar AlexanderOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-SCLindsey GrahamOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-FLMel MartinezOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-WYMichael B. EnziOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-KYMitch McConnellOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-MNNorm ColemanOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-UTOrrin G. HatchOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-KSPat RobertsOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-NCRichard BurrOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-GASaxby ChamblissOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-MSThad CochranOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-OKTom CoburnOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-MSTrent LottOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-IDMike CrapoJan 23, 2007
R-MSRoger F. WickerMar 12, 2008

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Referred Jan 22, 2007

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 22, 2007Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 22, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S842-843)
  3. Jan 22, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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
SenateDebate and remarks S842Sam Brownback R-KSJan 22, 2007

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 3442Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2007Related billAug 3, 2007

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
A bill 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 2007

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 22, 2007Introduced in Senate

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