About the bill
The Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE or the Access Act, Pub. L. No. 103-259, 108 Stat. 694) (May 26, 1994, 18 U.S.C. § 248) is a United States law that was signed by President Bill Clinton in May 1994, which prohibits the following three things: (1) the use of physical force, threat of physical force, or physical obstruction to intentionally injure, intimidate, interfere with or attempt to injure, intimidate or interfere with any person who is obtaining reproductive health services or providing reproductive health services (this portion of the law typically refers to abortion clinics), (2) the use of physical force, threat of physical force, or physical obstruction to intentionally injure, intimidate, interfere with or attempt to injure, intimidate or interfere with any person who …
Sponsor and status
103rd Congress (1993–1994)
Enacted — Signed by the President on May 26, 1994
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on May 26, 1994.
31 Cosponsors (26 Democrats, 5 Republicans)
History
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Mar 23, 1993
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Introduced
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Jun 23, 1993
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Ordered Reported
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Nov 16, 1993
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. |
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Nov 18, 1993
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Alternative Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 796 (103rd), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 636 (103rd). |
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Mar 17, 1994
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 374 (103rd). |
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Mar 17, 1994
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Passed House
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
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Mar 17, 1994
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed the House with an Amendment. |
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May 5, 1994
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 417 (103rd). |
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May 5, 1994
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Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)
A conference committee was formed, comprising members of both the House and Senate, to resolve the differences in how each chamber passed the bill. The House approved the committee's report proposing the final form of the bill for consideration in both chambers. The Senate must also approve the conference report. |
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May 12, 1994
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Conference Report Agreed to by Senate
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
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May 26, 1994
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 636 (103rd) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 636. This is the one from the 103rd Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 103rd Congress, which met from Jan 5, 1993 to Dec 1, 1994. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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