HR 636
119th 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: January 22, 2025
Introduced by:
Tenney, Claudia
Republican
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 22, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 22, 2025
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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