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S. 1922 115th Congress Senate

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 5, 2017 Introduced by: Lindsey Graham Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Oct 5, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 5, 2017
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 Latest action October 5, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for any person to perform or attempt to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus is 20 weeks or more.

A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both.

The bill provides exceptions for an abortion: (1) that is necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or (2) when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. A physician who performs or attempts to perform an abortion under an exception must comply with specified requirements.

A woman who undergoes a prohibited abortion may not be prosecuted for violating or conspiring to violate the provisions of this bill.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2311 Identical bill Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
  • HR 36 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 31
All 31 Republican 28
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Nov 15, 2018
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Oct 5, 2017
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Oct 5, 2017
Burr, Richard
· Oct 5, 2017
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Oct 5, 2017
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Oct 5, 2017
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Oct 5, 2017
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Oct 5, 2017
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Oct 5, 2017
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Oct 5, 2017
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Oct 5, 2017
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Oct 5, 2017
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Oct 5, 2017
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Oct 5, 2017
Isakson, Johnny
· Oct 5, 2017
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Oct 5, 2017
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Oct 5, 2017
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Oct 5, 2017
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Oct 5, 2017
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Oct 5, 2017
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Oct 5, 2017
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Oct 5, 2017
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Oct 5, 2017
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Oct 5, 2017
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Oct 5, 2017
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Oct 5, 2017
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Oct 5, 2017
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Oct 5, 2017
Toomey, Patrick
· Oct 5, 2017
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Oct 5, 2017
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Oct 5, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1922: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1922/
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"S. 1922: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1922/.
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S. 1922, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1922/.
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