Protecting Girls with Turner Syndrome Act of 2026
Latest action · Jan 21, 2026 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.
- IntroducedJan 21, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Girls with Turner Syndrome Act of 2026
This bill creates new federal crimes related to the performance of an abortion on an unborn child who has Turner syndrome.
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 such an abortion may not be prosecuted or held civilly liable.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 21, 2026 to Feb 2, 2026; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Jan 22, 2026 | |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Feb 2, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 21, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 21, 2026Introduced in House
- Jan 21, 2026Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 14, January 21, 2026, page H1172.
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 75 | Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Jan 28, 2021 |
| HR 532 | Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Mar 5, 2021 |
| HR 5167 | Protecting Girls with Turner Syndrome Act of 2023 | Cross-Congress related bill | Aug 8, 2023 |
| HR 7179 | Protecting Girls with Turner Syndrome Act of 2022 | Cross-Congress related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
| HR 7719 | Unborn Protection Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Nov 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 prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Turner syndrome.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protecting Girls with Turner Syndrome Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 21, 2026Introduced in House
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.
