United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1332 (109th)
Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act of 2005
Introduced
16 March 2005
Last action
20 March 2005 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15], Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22], Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1], Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24], Rep. Jenkins, William L. [R-TN-1], Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3], Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4], Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8], Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8], Rep. Keller, Ric [R-FL-8], Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3], Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal judicial code to authorize an incapacitated person (person), or the person's next friend, to remove to the U.S. district court, for the district in which it arose or was heard, within 30 days after available State remedies have been exhausted, any claim or cause of action in which the State court authorizes or directs the withholding or withdrawal of food or fluids or medical treatment necessary to sustain the person's life.
This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.
Timeline
16 March 2005
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
16 March 2005
Passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1599)
Source: Floor
16 March 2005
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1599)
Source: Floor
16 March 2005
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1332.
Source: Floor
16 March 2005
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1599-1604)
Source: Floor
16 March 2005
Floor
Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Source: Floor
16 March 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
16 March 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 March 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 2005
Introduced
Received in the Senate.
Source: IntroReferral
20 March 2005
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Referred in Senate · 20 March 2005 · Download file
- Engrossed in House · 16 March 2005 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 16 March 2005 · Download file
Documents
8 official files
Referred in Senate (text)
This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 20 March 2005
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 20 March 2005
ViewDownloadOpen at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 March 2005
ViewDownloadOpen at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 March 2005
ViewDownloadOpen at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 16 March 2005
ViewDownloadOpen at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 16 March 2005
ViewDownloadOpen at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 16 March 2005
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 March 2005
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Sponsors
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jenkins, William L. [R-TN-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Keller, Ric [R-FL-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] · R · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Incapacitated Persons Legal Protection Act of 2005
- related to → Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act of 2005
- related to ← Incapacitated Persons Legal Protection Act of 2005
- related to ← A bill for the relief of the family of Theresa Marie Schiavo.
- related to ← A bill to provide for the relief of the parents of Theresa Marie Schiavo.
Sources
PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.
- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/1332
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/1332
- us · 109-hr-1332 · source updated 10 August 2026