Informed Consent Act
Sponsored By: Representative Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
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Summary
Informed Consent Act This bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly performing an abortion or sterilization procedure without obtaining informed consent, unless the procedure is necessary to save an individual's life or otherwise prevent substantial impairment of a major bodily function. An individual who performs these procedures absent informed consent is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
NJ • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]
IN • R
Sponsored 10/1/2020
Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
NC • R
Sponsored 10/1/2020
Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]
WA • R
Sponsored 10/2/2020
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
WA • R
Sponsored 10/2/2020
Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]
FL • R
Sponsored 10/2/2020
Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
OH • R
Sponsored 10/2/2020
Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3]
NC • R
Sponsored 10/2/2020
Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]
LA • R
Sponsored 10/2/2020
Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]
NY • R
Sponsored 10/2/2020
Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2]
AL • R
Sponsored 10/2/2020
Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
TX • R
Sponsored 10/2/2020
Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
KS • R
Sponsored 10/2/2020
Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
SC • R
Sponsored 10/2/2020
Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
CA • R
Sponsored 10/2/2020
Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
IL • R
Sponsored 10/2/2020
Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
OH • R
Sponsored 10/2/2020
Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]
IN • R
Sponsored 10/2/2020
Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
MO • R
Sponsored 10/2/2020
Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large]
MT • R
Sponsored 10/2/2020
Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
NC • R
Sponsored 10/2/2020
Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
FL • R
Sponsored 10/6/2020
Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1]
MN • R
Sponsored 10/6/2020
Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]
TX • R
Sponsored 10/6/2020
Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]
IN • R
Sponsored 10/6/2020
Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4]
AL • R
Sponsored 10/6/2020
Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
SD • R
Sponsored 10/6/2020
Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5]
MI • R
Sponsored 10/6/2020
Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4]
SC • R
Sponsored 10/6/2020
Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3]
TN • R
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
OH • R
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12]
PA • R
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12]
GA • R
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22]
TX • R
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
WV • R
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1]
OK • R
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]
TN • R
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]
NC • R
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]
NE • R
Sponsored 10/13/2020
Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
OH • R
Sponsored 10/13/2020
Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]
FL • R
Sponsored 10/16/2020
Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
AZ • R
Sponsored 10/20/2020
Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]
VA • R
Sponsored 11/5/2020
Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15]
FL • R
Sponsored 11/17/2020
Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
WI • R
Sponsored 11/17/2020
Roll Call Votes
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