Skip to main content
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 See on congress.gov
 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
 Votes taken on this bill 4
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Jul 13, 2016 Senate · vote #127 On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendments to the Senate Amendment… Agreed To 894 See who voted →
Apr 19, 2016 Senate · vote #47 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 636 Passed 953 See who voted →
Apr 18, 2016 Senate · vote #46 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 636 Agreed To 895 See who voted →
Apr 6, 2016 Senate · vote #40 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 636 Agreed To 980 See who voted →
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 January 22, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 636: Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-636/
MLA
"H.R. 636: Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-636/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 636, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-636/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 636: Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-636/)
Report a problem