HR 792 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act

Introduced Feb 2, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Mike Johnson R-LA

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Latest action · Feb 2, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 2, 2023
  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 creates new federal crimes related to transporting a minor across state lines for an abortion.

Specifically, the bill makes it a crime to knowingly transport a minor across a state line to obtain an abortion without satisfying the requirements of 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.

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

Finally, the bill makes it a crime for a physician to knowingly perform or induce an abortion on an out-of-state minor without first notifying the minor's parent.

Cosponsors 22

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 2, 2023 to May 9, 2023; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GAAndrew S. ClydeOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-NCDan BishopOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-CODoug LambornOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-TXJake EllzeyOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-TXJodey C. ArringtonOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-FLMatt GaetzOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-GARick W. AllenOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-KSRon EstesOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-MSTrent KellyOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-NCDavid RouzerFeb 6, 2023
R-KSTracey MannFeb 7, 2023
R-TXRonny JacksonFeb 9, 2023
R-VABob GoodFeb 21, 2023
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeFeb 21, 2023
R-IDRuss FulcherMay 9, 2023

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Feb 2, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 2, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Feb 2, 2023Referred 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: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: To deter the interstate transportation of minors to obtain abortions without first satisfying parental notification laws.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 22, February 2, 2023, page H682.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 78Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act of 2023Related billJan 25, 2023
HR 2223Child Interstate Abortion Notification ActReintroduction ofOct 19, 2021

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 Title(s) 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. Feb 2, 2023Introduced in House

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