HR 8498
116th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Abortion
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Family planning and birth control
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government liability
Health programs administration and funding
Medical ethics
Public contracts and procurement
Informed Consent Act
Introduced: October 1, 2020
Introduced by:
Smith, Christopher H.
Republican
· New Jersey
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 1, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1