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
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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