PRENDA

Summary

Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act or PRENDA This bill creates new federal crimes related to the performance of sex-selection abortions (i.e., abortions based on the sex or gender of an unborn child). 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 a sex-selection abortion may not be prosecuted or held civilly liable.

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Timeline

1. 17 January 2019

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 January 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 17 January 2019 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• John Kennedy · R · Sponsor
• Marsha Blackburn · R · Sponsor
• Kevin Cramer · R · Sponsor
• John Thune · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Steve Daines · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
• John Cornyn · R · Cosponsor
• Cindy Hyde-Smith · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Tom Cotton · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
• Mike Rounds · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
• Joni Ernst · R · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → PRENDA
• related to ← PRENDA Act of 2019
• related to ← PRENDA