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HR636119th Congress

Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act

Sponsored By: Representative Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would strengthen protections for pregnancy resource centers and places of worship by boosting criminal penalties and civil damages.

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  • Pregnancy resource centers that exclusively provide abortion-alternative services would gain explicit criminal protections and higher private civil penalties. Civil fines could be $20,000 per violation and an added $25,000 first-offense penalty in certain cases.
  • Places of religious worship would be explicitly covered by the same expanded civil damages and protected under the amended criminal provisions.
  • People who attack these sites would face new sentencing rules. Certain first offenses could carry a prison cap of up to 3 years, while destruction of these buildings would trigger a minimum 7-year sentence under the property-destruction statute.

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Stronger penalties for attacks on pregnancy centers and worship sites

If enacted, this would raise civil fines and add new prison rules for attacks on pregnancy resource centers that exclusively provide abortion‑alternative services and places of worship. A first civil violation could carry a $25,000 fine when it involves these sites and did not involve only nonviolent blocking. Other conduct involving these sites could face $20,000 per violation. A first criminal offense that meets the same condition would have prison capped at 3 years. Destroying such a building could trigger a 7‑year minimum prison term. These changes would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]

NY • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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