# 116-hr-8498: Informed Consent Act

116-hr-8498, Informed Consent Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8498
- Congress: 116
- Title: Informed Consent Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-10-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 45
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (45)

- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2020-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2020-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2020-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2020-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2020-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] (R-LA), 2020-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2020-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2] (R-AL), 2020-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2020-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2020-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2020-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2020-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2020-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (R-OH), 2020-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2020-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2020-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] (R-MT), 2020-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2020-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] (R-PA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2020-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] (R-OH), 2020-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2020-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2020-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act
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- 116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8498 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8498)

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- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
- [116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6742)
- [116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-19)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
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