US Congress Senate Bill 1035 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 17-0)
Status: Introduced on April 4 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes a new criminal offense that prohibits a physician from knowingly performing a dismemberment abortion. It provides a definition of the term "dismemberment abortion." A physician who performs a dismemberment abortion is subject to a criminal fine, up to two years in prison, or both, unless the dismemberment abortion was necessary to save the mother's life. A woman or a parent of a minor who undergoes a dismemberment abortion may file a civil action for damages against an individual who violates this bill. The legislation bars the criminal prosecution of a woman who undergoes a dismemberment abortion for conspiracy to violate the provisions of this bill, for being a principal or an accessory after the fact, or for concealing a dismemberment abortion.

Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2019

Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD]	Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]
Sen. Josh Hawley [R-MO]	Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]	Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA]	Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]	Sen. John Thune [R-SD]
Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]
Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-04	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB956 (Related) 2019-03-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1035/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1035/BILLS-116s1035is.pdf