119 HR 686 IH: Protecting the Dignity of Unborn Children Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-23 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 686IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 23, 2025Mr. Latta (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Harris of Maryland, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Babin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the unlawful disposal of fetal remains.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protecting the Dignity of Unborn Children Act of 2025.

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Prohibiting unlawful disposal of fetal remains

Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 125

Unlawful Disposal of Fetal Remains

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Unlawful disposal of fetal remains

(a)

In general

Whoever recklessly disposes of or abandons fetal remains in a landfill or in any of the navigable waters of the United States shall be imprisoned not more than 3 years or fined under this title, or both. (b)

Rule of construction

Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the prosecution of any woman for the disposal of the remains of her unborn child. (c)

Definitions

In this section: (1)

Fetal remains

The term fetal remains means any part of a human fetus that is deceased by reason of an abortion, but does not include any such part that has been cremated. (2)

Landfill

The term landfill means a sanitary landfill, as such term is defined in section 1004(26) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act. (3)

Navigable waters

The term navigable waters has the meaning given such term in section 502(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

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