3.0.0 4536 2023-01-11T13:32:08Z 2023-01-11T13:32:08Z House HR 2016-02-11 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 25 (Thursday, February 11, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TIBERI:H.R. 4536.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:the Supreme Court's Commerce Clause precedents and underthe Constitution's grants of powers to Congress under theEqual Protection, Due Process, and Enforcement Clauses of theFourteenth Amendment.[Page H775]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2016-02-29T15:55:42Z Referred to 2016-02-11T15:01:30Z 2016-02-29 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2016-02-11 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2016-02-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-02-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000462 Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] PATRICK TIBERI R OH J. 12 N S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2016-02-11 True J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 2016-02-11 True J000295 Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] David Joyce R OH P. 14 2016-02-11 True T000463 Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] Michael Turner R OH R. 10 2016-02-11 True L000566 Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 2016-02-11 True G000563 Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] Bob Gibbs R OH 7 2016-02-11 True R000586 Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] James Renacci R OH B. 16 2016-02-11 True J000289 Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] Jim Jordan R OH 4 2016-02-11 True S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2016-02-11 True W000815 Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] Brad Wenstrup R OH R. 2 2016-02-11 True C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2016-02-11 True Crime and Law Enforcement Abortion Solid waste and recycling Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2016-02-11 Introduced in House 2016-07-18T13:05:11Z Protecting the Dignity of Unborn Children Act of 2016

This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to recklessly dispose of or abandon fetal remains in a landfill or in any navigable waters of the United States.

The term "fetal remains" means any part (except a cremated part) of a deceased human fetus following an abortion.

A violator is subject to a fine, up to three years in prison, or both.

]]> Protecting the Dignity of Unborn Children Act of 2016 Display Title Protecting the Dignity of Unborn Children Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the unlawful disposal of fetal remains, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Protecting the Dignity of Unborn Children Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4536ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4536ih.xml 2016-02-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.