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HR 1771 118th Congress House 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

Introduced: March 23, 2023 Introduced by: Tenney, Claudia Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 23, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced in House
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Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act

This bill increases criminal penalties and authorizes additional civil remedies for intentionally damaging or destroying property that is a place of religious worship or a facility that exclusively provides abortion-alternative services. The bill also increases the mandatory minimum prison term for maliciously damaging or destroying, by means of fire or explosives, a building that is a place of religious worship or a facility that exclusively provides abortion-alternative services.

What's happening now March 23, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Jul 19, 2023
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Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Apr 6, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1771: Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1771/
MLA
"H.R. 1771: Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1771/.
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H.R. 1771, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1771/.
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[H.R. 1771: Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1771/)
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