S 4538
117th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Abortion
Civil actions and liability
Crimes against property
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Family planning and birth control
Fires
Religion
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 14, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act
This bill increases criminal penalties (and authorizes additional civil remedies) for intentionally damaging or destroying the property of a facility that exclusively provides abortion-alternative services or that is a place of religious worship. It also establishes a mandatory minimum sentence for certain conduct involving fire or explosives used against such a facility or place of religious worship.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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