About the bill
Next week, the House will vote the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
It’s passed the House in both of the past two sessions of Congress, but now with complete Republican control of Congress and the presidency, the bill’s odds of passage seem higher than ever.
What the bill does
The legislation, would criminalize the performing of an abortion once the fetus is 20 weeks, the approximate point at which advocates estimate a fetus can begin to feel pain.
Twenty states already have a version of the 20-week abortion ban on the books. Approximately 1.3 percent of abortions are performed after 20 weeks.
Penalties would include up to five years in prison.
Exceptions are made in cases of rape, incest, …
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on October 3, 2017 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
182 Cosponsors (180 Republicans, 2 Democrats)
S. 2311
(same title)
Failed Cloture — Jan 29, 2018
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Rep. Kelly Releases Annual Report for 2017”
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Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA16]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jan 8, 2018
“Protecting the Unborn”
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Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO6]
(Co-sponsor)
on Oct 4, 2017
“Pro-Choice Leaders Condemn Extreme Republican Bill That Would Ban Abortion after Six Weeks”
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Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY25, 2013-2018]
on Nov 1, 2017
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What stakeholders are saying
History
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Jun 18, 2013
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Earlier Version —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1797 (113th). |
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Sep 22, 2015
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Earlier Version —
Failed Cloture in the Senate
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 36 (114th). |
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Jan 3, 2017
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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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Oct 3, 2017
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
H.R. 36 (115th) 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 H.R. 36. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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