About the bill
The Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 (Pub.L. 108–105, 117 Stat. 1201, enacted November 5, 2003, 18 U.S.C. § 1531, PBA Ban) is a United States law prohibiting a form of late termination of pregnancy called "partial-birth abortion," referred to in medical literature by as intact dilation and extraction. Under this law, "Any physician who, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly performs a partial-birth abortion and thereby kills a human fetus shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both." The law was enacted in 2003, and in 2007 its constitutionality was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, in the case of Gonzales v. Carhart.
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Sponsor and status
108th Congress (2003–2004)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Nov 5, 2003
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on November 5, 2003.
45 Cosponsors (43 Republicans, 2 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Grassley Welcomes Improvements on Medicare's 39th Birthday”
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Sen. Charles “Chuck” Grassley [R-IA]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jul 30, 2004
“DeclaraciÓn De Cornyn Sobre DecisiÓn De La Corte Sobre El Aborto Tardio”
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Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jun 1, 2004
“Cornyn Statement On Partial-birth Abortion Court Decision”
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Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jun 1, 2004
History
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Jan 21, 1997
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 6 (105th). |
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Apr 29, 1999
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 928 (106th). |
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May 25, 2000
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Earlier Version —
Passed House
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1692 (106th). |
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Feb 14, 2003
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Mar 13, 2003
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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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Jun 4, 2003
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Alternative Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 760 (108th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 3 (108th). |
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Jun 4, 2003
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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. The vote was without objection so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Jun 4, 2003
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed the House with an Amendment. |
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Oct 2, 2003
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 383 (108th). |
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Oct 2, 2003
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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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Oct 21, 2003
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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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Nov 5, 2003
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 3 (108th) 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. 3. This is the one from the 108th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 108th Congress, which met from Jan 7, 2003 to Dec 9, 2004. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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