About the bill
Almost every Senate Republican has cosponsored this pro-life bill.
Context
The pro-life movement’s most recent concern has become Democrats’ supposed willingness to kill fetuses which survive abortion attempts, sparked by comments made by Virginia’s governor.
Gov. Northam said during a radio interview that under a proposed Democratic-led bill, an infant who survived an abortion attempt “would be resuscitated if that’s what the mother and the family desired.”
Some took that to mean that if it’s not what the family desired, the fetus would be killed or left to die by a doctor — even though that’s not what the governor said, and after an outcry the governor’s office quickly clarified that conclusion was a complete misinterpretation.
Nonetheless, Republicans are now solidifying around a bill ...
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress but was killed due to a failed vote for cloture, under a fast-track vote called "suspension", or while resolving differences on February 25, 2020.
50 Cosponsors (50 Republicans)
Position statements
Statement of Administration Policy
President Donald Trump [R, 2017-2021]: S. 311 – Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (Feb 25, 2019)
What legislators are saying
“Sasse Receives Perfect Pro-Life Rating from Susan B. Anthony List”
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Sen. Benjamin “Ben” Sasse [R-NE]
(Sponsor)
on Jan 22, 2020
“English/ Espaol: Rubio Statement on Democrat Obstruction of Pro-life Bills”
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Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]
(Co-sponsor)
on Feb 25, 2020
“Hirono, Murray, and Colleagues Denounce Latest Republican Attack on a Woman’s Right to Choose in Remarks on the Senate Floor”
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Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
on Feb 25, 2019
History
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Sep 22, 2015
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2066 (114th). |
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Jan 24, 2017
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 220 (115th). |
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Jan 31, 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.
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Feb 4, 2019
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.
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Feb 25, 2019
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Failed Cloture in the Senate
The Senate must often vote to end debate before voting on a bill, called a cloture vote. The vote on cloture failed. This is often considered a filibuster. The Senate may try again. |
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Feb 25, 2020
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Failed Cloture in the Senate
The Senate must often vote to end debate before voting on a bill, called a cloture vote. The vote on cloture failed. This is often considered a filibuster. The Senate may try again. |
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Jan 28, 2021
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 123. |
S. 311 (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. 311. 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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