BOAT Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1639 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1639 To prohibit abortions in the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 26, 2025 Mr. Weber of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit abortions in the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Ban Offshore Abortion Tourism Act'' or the ``BOAT Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITING ABORTION IN THE CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS. (a) In General.--Chapter 74 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1531 the following: ``Sec. 1532. Abortions in the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States ``(a) Offense.--…