A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Benjamin “Ben” Sasse
Sponsor. Senator for Nebraska. Republican.
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced on January 15, 2019, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
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).
49 Cosponsors (49 Republicans)
S. 311
(same title)
Failed Cloture — Feb 25, 2020
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Democrats Block Sasse's Infanticide Ban”
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Sen. Benjamin “Ben” Sasse [R-NE, 2015-2023]
(Sponsor)
on Feb 4, 2019
“Rubio Statement on Democrat Obstruction to Protect Newborn Abortion Survivors”
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Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]
(Co-sponsor)
on Feb 4, 2019
“Rep. Sherrill Moves to Protect New Jersey’s Coastline, ANWR”
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Rep. Mikie Sherrill [D-NJ11]
on Sep 12, 2019
History
Sep 22, 2015
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2066 (114th). |
Jan 24, 2017
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 220 (115th). |
Jan 15, 2019
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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. |
Jan 28, 2021
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 123 (117th). |
S. 130 (116th) 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. 130. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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