# 117-hr-6465: PRENDA Act of 2022

117-hr-6465, PRENDA Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO); status Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6465
- Congress: 117
- Title: PRENDA Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Introduced: 2022-01-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 30
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2022 or the PRENDA Act of 2022 This bill creates new federal crimes related to the performance of sex-selection abortions (i.e., abortions based on the sex or gender of an unborn child). It subjects a violator to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. It also authorizes civil remedies, including damages and injunctive relief. A woman who undergoes a sex-selection abortion may not be prosecuted or held civilly liable.

## Cosponsors (30)

- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] (R-OH), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] (R-GA), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] (R-AL), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (R-OH), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] (R-LA), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] (R-PA), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2] (R-NM), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaTurner, Jake [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-18: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2021
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- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.
- 117-hr-554: SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2021

## Sources
- [117-hr-6465 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6465)

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- [117-hr-619: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-619)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-548)
- [117-hr-554: SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-554)
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