HR 692 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act

Introduced Jan 24, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 14, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 24, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly transport a minor across a state line to obtain an abortion without satisfying a parental involvement law in the minor's resident state. A parental involvement law requires parental consent or notification, or judicial authorization, for a minor to obtain an abortion.

A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to one year in prison, or both. The bill provides an exception for an abortion that is necessary to save the life of a minor whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, illness, or condition.

This bill prohibits an individual who has committed incest with a minor from knowingly transporting the minor across a state line to receive an abortion.

Additionally, this bill makes it a crime for a physician to knowingly perform or induce an abortion on an out-of-state minor without first complying with parental notification requirements, subject to specified exceptions.

A physician violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to one year in prison, or both.

Cosponsors 57

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 24, 2017 to Feb 5, 2018; 39 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-OHBill JohnsonOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-TXBlake FarentholdOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-FLCarlos CurbeloOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-GADoug CollinsOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-CODoug LambornOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-TXJeb HensarlingOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-OHJim JordanOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalJan 24, 2017
R-TXJohn RatcliffeOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-ILJohn ShimkusOriginalJan 24, 2017
I-MIJustin AmashOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-PAKeith J. RothfusOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-PALou BarlettaOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-INLuke MesserOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-PAMike KellyOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-TXPete OlsonOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-ILRandy HultgrenOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-NCRichard HudsonOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-OHRobert E. LattaOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-TXTed PoeOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-FLTed S. YohoOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-MITim WalbergOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-MSTrent KellyOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-NCVirginia FoxxOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalJan 24, 2017
R-NJChristopher H. SmithJan 31, 2017
R-NCDavid RouzerJan 31, 2017
R-UTMia B. LoveJan 31, 2017
R-ILRodney DavisJan 31, 2017
R-NYChris CollinsFeb 6, 2017
R-FLMatt GaetzFeb 6, 2017
R-GATom GravesFeb 6, 2017
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerFeb 16, 2017
R-FLDaniel WebsterFeb 16, 2017
R-NCMark MeadowsFeb 16, 2017
R-ALMartha RobyFeb 16, 2017
R-NCRobert PittengerFeb 16, 2017
R-KSRoger MarshallFeb 16, 2017
R-OKSteve RussellFeb 16, 2017
R-MOVicky HartzlerMar 30, 2017
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterJul 25, 2017
R-OHMichael R. TurnerSep 28, 2017
R-AZAndy BiggsFeb 5, 2018

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jan 24, 2017
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
Referred Feb 14, 2017
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Feb 14, 2017

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
  2. Feb 14, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  3. Jan 24, 2017Introduced in House
  4. Jan 24, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 13, January 24, 2017, page H689.

Related bills 3

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 224Child Interstate Abortion Notification ActRelated billJan 24, 2017
HR 803Child Interstate Abortion Notification ActReintroduction ofMar 16, 2015
S 1173Child Custody Protection Act of 2017Related billMay 18, 2017

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
Short Titles as Introduced
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 24, 2017Introduced in House

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