S 205
119th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Abortion
Birth defects
Civil actions and liability
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Disability and health-based discrimination
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Right of privacy
Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jan 23, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Plain-English summary
Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act
This bill creates new federal crimes related to the performance of an abortion on an unborn child who has Down syndrome.
It subjects a violator to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.
It also authorizes civil remedies, including damages and injunctive relief.
A woman who undergoes such an abortion may not be prosecuted or held civilly liable.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 205: Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-205/
"S. 205: Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-205/.
S. 205, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-205/.
[S. 205: Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-205/)