United States · Bill · S
S. 4538 (117th)
Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act
Introduced
14 July 2022
Last action
14 July 2022 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Josh Hawley
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act This bill increases criminal penalties (and authorizes additional civil remedies) for intentionally damaging or destroying the property of a facility that exclusively provides abortion-alternative services or that is a place of religious worship. It also establishes a mandatory minimum sentence for certain conduct involving fire or explosives used against such a facility or place of religious worship.
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Timeline
14 July 2022
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
14 July 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 14 July 2022 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 July 2022
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 July 2022
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 14 July 2022
Sponsors
- Josh Hawley · R · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4538
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/4538
- us · 117-s-4538 · source updated 10 August 2026