HR 6465 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

PRENDA Act of 2022

Introduced Jan 20, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Ann Wagner R-MO

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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. IntroducedJan 20, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2022 or the PRENDA Act of 2022

This bill creates new federal crimes related to the performance of sex-selection abortions (i.e., abortions based on the sex or gender of an unborn child).

It subjects a violator to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.

It also authorizes civil remedies, including damages and injunctive relief.

A woman who undergoes a sex-selection abortion may not be prosecuted or held civilly liable.

Cosponsors 30

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 20, 2022.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-IAAshley HinsonOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-CODoug LambornOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-PAFred KellerOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-NCGregory F. MurphyOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-KSJake LaTurnerOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-INJames R. BairdOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-NEJeff FortenberryOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-INJim BanksOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-OHJim JordanOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-PAJohn JoyceOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-TNJohn W. RoseOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-MSMichael GuestOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-LAMike JohnsonOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-ALMo BrooksOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-GARick W. AllenOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-OHRobert E. LattaOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-TXRonny JacksonOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-NCTed BuddOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-MSTrent KellyOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeOriginalJan 20, 2022
R-NMYvette HerrellOriginalJan 20, 2022

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jan 20, 2022
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
Referred Nov 1, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  2. Jan 20, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Jan 20, 2022Referred 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: (1) section 8 of article I, to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the powers vested by the Constitution of the United States, including the power to regulate commerce under clause 3 of such section; and (2) section 5 of the 14th Amendment, including the power to enforce the prohibition on government action denying equal protection of the laws

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 13, January 20, 2022, page H290.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 86PRENDARelated billJan 28, 2021
HR 2373PRENDA Act of 2019Reintroduction ofMay 20, 2019

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
PRENDA Act of 2022
Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2022

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 20, 2022Introduced in House

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