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HR 8498 116th Congress House

Informed Consent Act

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize any abortion or sterilization procedure performed without the informed consent of the person on whom such… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize any abortion or sterilization procedure performed without the informed consent of the person on whom such procedure is performed, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 6, 2020 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Informed Consent Act

This bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly performing an abortion or sterilization procedure without obtaining informed consent, unless the procedure is necessary to save an individual's life or otherwise prevent substantial impairment of a major bodily function.

An individual who performs these procedures absent informed consent is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 45
All 45 Republican 27
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Nov 17, 2020
Spano, Ross
· Nov 17, 2020
 R
Cline, Ben
Virginia · Nov 5, 2020
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Oct 20, 2020
 R
Waltz, Michael
Florida · Oct 16, 2020
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Oct 13, 2020
Wenstrup, Brad
· Oct 13, 2020
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Oct 9, 2020
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Oct 9, 2020
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Oct 9, 2020
CHABOT, STEVE
· Oct 9, 2020
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Oct 9, 2020
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Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Oct 9, 2020
Keller, Fred
· Oct 9, 2020
McKinley, David
· Oct 9, 2020
Olson, Pete
· Oct 9, 2020
Roe, David
· Oct 9, 2020
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Oct 6, 2020
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Oct 6, 2020
 R
Baird, James R.
Indiana · Oct 6, 2020
Hagedorn, Jim
· Oct 6, 2020
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Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Oct 6, 2020
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Oct 6, 2020
 R
Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · Oct 6, 2020
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Oct 6, 2020
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Oct 2, 2020
Davis, Rodney
· Oct 2, 2020
Gianforte, Greg
· Oct 2, 2020
Graves, Garret
· Oct 2, 2020
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Oct 2, 2020
 R
LaMalfa, Doug
California · Oct 2, 2020
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Oct 2, 2020
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Oct 2, 2020
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Oct 2, 2020
 R
Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · Oct 2, 2020
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Oct 2, 2020
Reed, Tom
· Oct 2, 2020
Roby, Martha
· Oct 2, 2020
Rodgers, Cathy
· Oct 2, 2020
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Oct 2, 2020
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Oct 2, 2020
Stivers, Steve
· Oct 2, 2020
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Oct 2, 2020
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Oct 1, 2020
Walorski, Jackie
· Oct 1, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8498: Informed Consent Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8498/
MLA
"H.R. 8498: Informed Consent Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8498/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 8498, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8498/.
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[H.R. 8498: Informed Consent Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8498/)
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