US Congress House Bill 649 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 76-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-01-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Ultrasound Informed Consent Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require abortion providers, before a woman gives informed consent to any part of an abortion, to perform an obstetric ultrasound on the pregnant woman, explain the results, display the ultrasound images so the woman may view them, and provide a medical description of the ultrasound images, including the dimensions of the embryo or fetus and the presence of external members and internal organs, if present and viewable. Provides for: (1) civil penalties for willful failure to comply; and (2) a medical emergency exception. Prohibits construing this Act to require a woman to view the images or penalizing the physician or the woman if she refuses to look at the images.

Ultrasound Informed Consent Act

Rep. Todd Akin [R-MO]	Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]	Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]	Rep. Gresham Barrett [R-SC]
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Rep. Kevin Brady [R-TX]	Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]	Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]
Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. Eric Cantor [R-VA]	Rep. Anh Cao [R-LA]
Rep. John Carter [R-TX]	Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Mary Fallin [R-OK]
Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]	Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]	Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]
Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]	Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]	Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]
Rep. Parker Griffith [R-AL]	Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]	Rep. Wally Herger [R-CA]
Rep. Peter Hoekstra [R-MI]	Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. Bob Inglis [R-SC]	Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. John Kline [R-MN]
Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. John Linder [R-GA]	Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]
Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]	Rep. Donald Manzullo [R-IL]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]
Rep. Howard McKeon [R-CA]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Gary Miller [R-CA]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Mike Pence [R-IN]
Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]	Rep. Adam Putnam [R-FL]
Rep. George Radanovich [R-CA]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY]	Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]
Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA]	Rep. Jean Schmidt [R-OH]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]
Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Mark Souder [R-IN]	Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]
Rep. Todd Tiahrt [R-KS]	Rep. Zach Wamp [R-TN]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-23		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-01-22		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/649/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr649/BILLS-111hr649ih.pdf