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HR 4153 106th Congress House

Banning Late Term Abortions Act

Official title: To prohibit certain abortions.

Introduced: April 3, 2000 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 7, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Apr 7, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Apr 3, 2000
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 3, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 7, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Banning Late Term Abortions Act - Prohibits, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly performing an abortion after the fetus has become viable, except when the physician concludes in good faith according to his or her best medical judgment that the abortion is necessary to preserve the life of, or to avert serious adverse health consequences to, the woman. Subjects a physician who violates this prohibition to a $100,000 civil penalty.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4153: Banning Late Term Abortions Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4153/
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"H.R. 4153: Banning Late Term Abortions Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4153/.
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H.R. 4153, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4153/.
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