S 6 119th Congress
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.
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Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 4.
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Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S258)
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Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S258)
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Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S275-276)
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Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 11. (CR S294-295)
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Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S283)
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| IntroductionIntroduced | Introduced in the Senate. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. | No additional detail supplied.Calendars · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in Senate | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 10000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionRead the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 4. | No additional detail supplied.Calendars · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionPlaced on Calendar Senate | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S258) | No additional detail supplied.Floor · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionMotion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S258) | No additional detail supplied.Floor · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionMotion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S275-276) | No additional detail supplied.Floor · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 11. (CR S294-295) | No additional detail supplied.Floor · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionMotion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S283) | No additional detail supplied.Floor · Senate | Congress.gov |
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Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection ActThis bill establishes requirements for the degree of care a health care practitioner must provide in the case of a child born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion.Specifically, a health care practitioner who is present must (1) exercise the same degree of care as would reasonably be provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and (2) ensure the child is immediately admitted to a hospital. Additionally, a health care practitioner or other employee who has knowledge of a failure to comply with the degree-of-care requirements must immediately report such failure to law enforcement.A health care practitioner who fails to provide the required degree of care, or a health care practitioner or other employee who fails to report such failure, is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both.An individual who intentionally kills or attempts to kill a child born alive is subject to prosecution for murder.The bill bars the criminal prosecution of a mother of a child born alive under this bill and allows her to bring a civil action against a health care practitioner or other employee for violations.
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- Placed on Calendar SenateJan 16, 2025