HR 5276 · 111th Congress 2009โ€“2011, ended

Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2010

Latest action · May 11, 2010 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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. IntroducedMay 11, 2010
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require an abortion provider who knowingly performs an abortion of a pain-capable unborn child (defined as an unborn child who has reached a probable stage of development of 20 weeks or more after fertilization), to first: (1) inform the woman of the probable age of the child; (2) provide to the woman an Unborn Child Pain Awareness Brochure (unless she waives receipt); (3) provide information that pain medicine administered to the mother may not prevent pain in the child, but in some cases anesthesia or pain-reducing drugs can be administered directly to the child; (4) give the woman the provider's best medical judgment of the risks and costs of such anesthesia or analgesic; and (5) obtain the woman's signature on the Unborn Child Pain Awareness Decision Form and her explicit request for or refusal of the administration of drugs to the child. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop the Unborn Child Pain Awareness Brochure that includes a statement that there is substantial evidence that the process of being killed in an abortion will cause the unborn child pain and that the mother has the option of having pain-reducing drugs administered directly to the child.

Creates an exception to save the life of the mother.

Establishes civil penalties for willfully failing to comply with this Act. Authorizes: (1) the U.S. Attorney General to bring a civil action under this Act; and (2) private rights of action for violations of this Act.

Cosponsors 89

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 11, 2010 to Jul 30, 2010; 73 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-LAAnh "Joseph" CaoOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-PABill ShusterOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-VABob GoodlatteOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-SCBob InglisOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-CABrian P. BilbrayOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-MICandice S. MillerOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-INDan BurtonOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-CADaniel E. LungrenOriginalMay 11, 2010
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-CODoug LambornOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-CADuncan HunterOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-VAEric CantorOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.OriginalMay 11, 2010
R-CAGary G. MillerOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-KYGeoff DavisOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-CAGeorge RadanovichOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-PAGlenn ThompsonOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-KYHarold RogersOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-SCJ. Gresham BarrettOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-UTJason ChaffetzOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-OHJean SchmidtOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-TXJeb HensarlingOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-NEJeff FortenberryOriginalMay 11, 2010
D-ILJerry F. CostelloOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-OHJim JordanOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-OHJohn A. BoehnerOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-AZJohn B. ShadeggOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-LAJohn FlemingOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalMay 11, 2010
R-TXJohn R. CarterOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-ILJohn ShimkusOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-TXK. Michael ConawayOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-TXKenny MarchantOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-INMark E. SouderOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-MNMichele BachmannOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-INMike PenceOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-ALMike RogersOriginalMay 11, 2010
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-ALParker GriffithOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-GAPaul C. BrounOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-WIPaul D. RyanOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-TXPete OlsonOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-MIPeter HoekstraOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-TXRandy NeugebauerOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-UTRob BishopOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-OHRobert E. LattaOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-LARodney AlexanderOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-MORoy BluntOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-ALSpencer BachusOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-IASteve KingOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-LASteve ScaliseOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-TXTed PoeOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-ILTimothy V. JohnsonOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-KSTodd TiahrtOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-NCVirginia FoxxOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-MOW. Todd AkinOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-CAWally HergerOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalMay 11, 2010
R-FLBill PoseyMay 19, 2010
R-MSGregg HarperMay 19, 2010
R-KSJerry MoranMay 19, 2010
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartMay 19, 2010
R-TXMichael C. BurgessMay 19, 2010
R-COMike CoffmanMay 19, 2010
R-TXRalph M. HallMay 19, 2010
R-PATim MurphyMay 19, 2010
R-TNZach WampMay 19, 2010
R-ILAaron SchockJun 15, 2010
R-OHMichael R. TurnerJun 15, 2010
R-CATom McClintockJun 15, 2010
R-NEAdrian SmithJul 19, 2010
R-IATom LathamJul 19, 2010
R-FLVern BuchananJul 19, 2010
R-NJScott GarrettJul 30, 2010

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 May 11, 2010

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 11, 2010Introduced in House
  2. May 11, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 14Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2010Identical billSep 29, 2010

Titles 2

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 2010

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 11, 2010Introduced in House

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