HR 1080 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

Introduced Feb 15, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Christopher H. Smith R-NJ

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 28, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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. IntroducedFeb 15, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

This bill establishes a new criminal offense for performing or attempting to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus is 20 weeks or more.

A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.

The bill provides exceptions for an abortion (1) that is necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or (2) when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. A physician who performs or attempts to perform an abortion under an exception must comply with specified requirements.

A woman who undergoes a prohibited abortion may not be prosecuted for violating or conspiring to violate the provisions of this bill.

Cosponsors 174

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 15, 2021 to Sep 30, 2022; 142 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ILAdam KinzingerOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-GAAndrew S. ClydeOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-KYAndy BarrOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-OHAnthony GonzalezOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-IAAshley HinsonOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-TXAugust PflugerOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-GABarry LoudermilkOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-ALBarry MooreOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-UTBlake D. MooreOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-VABob GoodOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-KYBrett GuthrieOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-FLBrian J. MastOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-ARBruce WestermanOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-WIBryan SteilOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-UTBurgess OwensOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-WVCarol D. MillerOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-TXChip RoyOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-NYChris JacobsOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-UTChris StewartOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-NCDan BishopOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-WADan NewhouseOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-PADaniel MeuserOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-ILDarin LaHoodOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-TNDavid KustoffOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-NCDavid RouzerOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-AZDavid SchweikertOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-TNDiana HarshbargerOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-NEDon BaconOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-AKDon YoungOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-CODoug LambornOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-SDDusty JohnsonOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-PAFred KellerOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-LAGarret GravesOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-PAGlenn ThompsonOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-NCGregory F. MurphyOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-KYHarold RogersOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-ARJ. French HillOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-MIJack BergmanOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-INJackie WalorskiOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-WAJaime Herrera BeutlerOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-KSJake LaTurnerOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-MOJason SmithOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-NEJeff FortenberryOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-ALJerry L. CarlOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-INJim BanksOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-MNJim HagedornOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-OHJim JordanOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-TXJodey C. ArringtonOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-PAJohn JoyceOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-TNJohn W. RoseOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-NDKelly ArmstrongOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-COKen BuckOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-OKKevin HernOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-CAKevin McCarthyOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-INLarry BucshonOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-COLauren BoebertOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-MILisa C. McClainOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-WYLiz CheneyOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-PALloyd SmuckerOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-NCMadison CawthornOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-FLMatt GaetzOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-MTMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr.OriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-TXMichael CloudOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-MSMichael GuestOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-FLMichael WaltzOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-MNMichelle FischbachOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-ILMike BostOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-LAMike JohnsonOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-PAMike KellyOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-ALMike RogersOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-ALMo BrooksOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-SCNancy MaceOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-FLNeal P. DunnOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-NCPatrick T. McHenryOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-MNPete StauberOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-IARandy FeenstraOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-NCRichard HudsonOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-GARick W. AllenOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-OHRobert E. LattaOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-VARobert J. WittmanOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-ILRodney DavisOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-TXRoger WilliamsOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-KSRon EstesOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-MOSam GravesOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-FLScott FranklinOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-PAScott PerryOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-OKStephanie I. BiceOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-LASteve ScaliseOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-OHSteve StiversOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-ARSteve WomackOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-NCTed BuddOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-KYThomas MassieOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-TNTim BurchettOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-MITim WalbergOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-MNTom EmmerOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-NYTom ReedOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-SCTom RiceOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-TXTony GonzalesOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-KSTracey MannOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-MSTrent KellyOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-INTrey HollingsworthOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-OHTroy BaldersonOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-TXVan TaylorOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-MOVicky HartzlerOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-NCVirginia FoxxOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-OHWarren DavidsonOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-NMYvette HerrellOriginalFeb 15, 2021
R-IDRuss FulcherFeb 18, 2021
R-ALGary J. PalmerFeb 24, 2021
D-NJJefferson Van DrewFeb 24, 2021
R-FLKat CammackMar 1, 2021
R-VABen ClineMar 8, 2021
R-OHMichael R. TurnerMar 10, 2021
R-TXTroy E. NehlsMar 11, 2021
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordMar 29, 2021
R-INGreg PenceApr 15, 2021
R-LAJulia LetlowApr 20, 2021
R-TXKevin BradyApr 21, 2021
R-MOBilly LongJul 13, 2021
R-TNMark E. GreenJul 13, 2021
R-OHSteve ChabotJul 13, 2021
R-OHDavid P. JoyceJul 22, 2021
R-NYLee M. ZeldinAug 6, 2021
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVSep 24, 2021
R-OKTom ColeSep 27, 2021
R-WIScott FitzgeraldOct 12, 2021
R-TXJohn R. CarterOct 28, 2021
R-TXDan CrenshawJan 28, 2022
R-TXJake EllzeyMar 1, 2022
R-NYElise M. StefanikMar 30, 2022
R-OHBill JohnsonApr 1, 2022
R-FLDaniel WebsterMay 6, 2022
R-TXPat FallonJun 13, 2022
R-TXLance GoodenJul 15, 2022
R-CAConnie ConwayJul 26, 2022
R-TXLouie GohmertAug 12, 2022
R-TXKay GrangerAug 19, 2022
R-OKMarkwayne MullinSep 9, 2022
R-TXMayra FloresSep 30, 2022

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Feb 15, 2021
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Apr 28, 2021

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 28, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  2. Feb 15, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Feb 15, 2021Referred 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: The Constitutional authority on which this bill is based is Congress's power under the Commerce Clause in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution and under the Constitution's grant of powers to Congress under the Equal Protection, Due Process, and Enforcement Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 29, February 15, 2021, page H515.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 117-10FROM EXCLUDED TO ESSENTIAL: TRACING THE RACIST EXCLUSION OF FARMWORKERS, DOMESTIC WORKERS, AND TIPPED WORKERS FROM THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT177 pagesEducation and Workforce CommitteeMay 3, 2021

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
LSB10669Supreme Court Considers Mississippi Abortion Law ArchivedInsightDec 13, 2021

Related bills 3

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 61Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection ActRelated billJan 27, 2021
HR 784Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection ActReintroduction ofMar 5, 2019
HR 8814Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions ActRelated billNov 1, 2022

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 protect pain-capable unborn children, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection 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. Feb 15, 2021Introduced in House

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