HR 3541 · 112th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2012
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EnactedLatest: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 246 - 168 (Roll no. 299).(2012-05-31)
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Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2011 - Imposes criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly or knowingly attempts to: (1) perform an abortion knowing that the abortion is sought based on the sex, gender, color or race of the child, or the race of a parent; (2) use force or the threat of force to intentionally injure or intimidate any person for the purpose of coercing a sex-selection or race-selection abortion; (3) solicit or accept funds for the performance of such an abortion; or (4) transport a woman into the United States or across a state line for the purpose of obtaining such an abortion. Authorizes civil actions, for verifiable money damages for injuries and punitive damages, by: (1) fathers, or maternal grandparents if the mother is an unemancipated minor, of unborn children who are the subject of an abortion performed or attempted through any of the above violations; and (2) women upon whom an abortion has been performed or attempted with a knowing or attempted use of force or threat of force to intentionally injure or intimidate any person for the purpose of coercing a sex-selection or race-selection abortion. Authorizes, to prevent…
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Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 3541, Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2011
Mar 20, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on February 16, 2012
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Cosponsors (20)
20 Republicans