# 117-hr-6300: Stopping Abortion Bounties Act

117-hr-6300, Stopping Abortion Bounties Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6300
- Congress: 117
- Title: Stopping Abortion Bounties Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2021-12-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Stopping Abortion Bounties Act This bill imposes a 100% tax on amounts received as statutory damages under a state bounty statute. A bounty statute is a statute that authorizes a person to file a civil action and collect damages for assisting another person in exercising the right to have an abortion. The bill also directs the Department of the Treasury to award a grant to any person who pays or incurs amounts under a court order resulting from a suit filed under a bounty statute, including the amount paid or incurred as statutory damages and reasonable attorney's fees.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2022-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-7910: Protecting Our Kids Act
- 117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022

## Sources
- [117-hr-6300 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6300)

## Related
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- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8404)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-7910: Protecting Our Kids Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7910)
- [117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6860)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6300 (as of 2025-11-18).