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HRES 206 113th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress and the States should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices.

Introduced: May 8, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jun 14, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
May 10, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 8, 2013
Introduced in House
May 8, 2013
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
May 8, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E624-625)
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 Latest action June 14, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress and states should gather information about and correct: (1) abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices; and (2) the interstate referral of women and girls to facilities engaged in dangerous or illegal second- and third-trimester procedures.

Declares that Congress has the responsibility to: (1) investigate, and conduct hearings on, abortions performed near, at, or after viability and public policies regarding such abortions; and (2) evaluate the extent to which such abortions involve violations of the natural right to life of infants who are born alive or are capable of being born alive and therefore are entitled to equal protection under the law.

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) there is a compelling government interest in protecting the lives of unborn children beginning at least from the stage at which substantial medical evidence indicates that they are capable of feeling pain, which is separate from the compelling governmental interest in protecting the lives of unborn children beginning at the stage of viability, and neither governmental interest is intended to replace the other; and (2) governmental review of public policies and outcomes relating to these issues is long overdue and is an urgent priority that must be addressed.



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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
Black, Diane
· Jun 14, 2013
Franks, Trent
· May 14, 2013
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 8, 2013
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · May 8, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 206: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress and the States should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-206/
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"H. Res. 206: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress and the States should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-206/.
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H. Res. 206, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-206/.
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[H. Res. 206: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress and the States should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-206/)
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