Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2010
Latest action · Sep 29, 2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedSep 29, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 29, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Sep 29, 2010 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Sep 29, 2010 |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | Original | Sep 29, 2010 |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Original | Sep 29, 2010 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Sep 29, 2010 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Sep 29, 2010 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Sep 29, 2010 |
| R-AZ | Jon Kyl | Original | Sep 29, 2010 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Sep 29, 2010 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Sep 29, 2010 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Sep 29, 2010 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Sep 29, 2010 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Sep 29, 2010 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Sep 29, 2010 |
| R-UT | Robert F. Bennett | Original | Sep 29, 2010 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Sep 29, 2010 |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Sep 29, 2010 |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Original | Sep 29, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Sep 29, 2010 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2010Introduced in Senate
- Sep 29, 2010Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7791-7792)
- Sep 29, 2010Read 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7791 | Mike Johanns R-NE | Sep 29, 2010 |
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 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-90 | SUPPORTING INNOVATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY ECONOMY95 pages | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Mar 24, 2010 |
| S. Hrg. 111-21 | NUCLEAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT76 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Mar 18, 2009 |
| — | COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2010548 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 10, 2009–Apr 1, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5276 | Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2010 | Identical bill | May 11, 2010 |
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 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2010Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
