HR 1188
101th Congress
House
Law
Contracts
Crime and Law Enforcement
Domestic relations
State courts
Surrogate mothers
Commercialized Childbearing Prevention Act of 1989
Introduced: March 1, 1989
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Mar 1, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 1, 1989
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Commercialized Childbearing Prevention Act of 1989 - Prohibits both U.S. and State courts from enforcing any agreement under which: (1) a woman agrees, in exchange for a benefit, to become pregnant, to give birth to the infant involved and to provide for the relinquishment of any parental rights and obligations with respect to such infant to an individual not her husband; or (2) a person agrees, in exchange for such relinquishment, to provide a benefit to such woman making the agreement. Prohibits the brokering of such agreements. Provides criminal penalties for violation of this Act.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Committees of jurisdiction
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