3.0.0 220 2023-01-11T13:35:20Z 2023-01-11T13:35:20Z Senate S 2017-01-24 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-01-24T21:54:39Z Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act 115 4712 HR 2018-01-20 Received in the Senate. Identical bill CRS Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act 115 37 HR 2017-01-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Identical bill CRS 2017-01-24 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2017-01-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001197 Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE] Ben Sasse R NE N B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY 2017-01-24 True B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2017-01-24 True B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2017-01-24 True B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2017-01-24 True C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA 2017-01-24 True C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2017-01-24 True C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2017-01-24 True D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2017-01-24 True E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2017-01-24 True F000463 Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] Deb Fischer R NE 2017-01-24 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2017-01-24 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2017-01-24 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2017-01-24 True J000293 Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] Ron Johnson R WI 2017-01-24 True L000575 Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] James Lankford R OK 2017-01-24 True M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2017-01-24 True M000355 Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Mitch McConnell R KY 2017-01-24 True M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2017-01-24 True P000612 Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] David Perdue R GA Alfred 2017-01-24 True P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2017-01-24 True R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2017-01-24 True R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2017-01-24 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2017-01-24 True S001184 Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] Tim Scott R SC 2017-01-24 True T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2017-01-24 True W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2017-01-24 True I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2017-01-24 True C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2017-01-30 False C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2017-01-30 False R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2017-02-01 False K000393 Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] John Kennedy R LA Neely 2017-03-06 False S001202 Sen. Strange, Luther [R-AL] Luther Strange R AL 2017-06-27 False H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2017-09-28 False E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2018-06-07 False H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2018-06-26 False H001079 Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS 2018-07-31 False Crime and Law Enforcement Abortion Civil actions and liability Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Health personnel Legal fees and court costs Medical ethics Violent crime Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-01-24 Introduced in Senate 2017-02-07T19:30:07Z Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to: (1) exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and (2) ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital. The term "born alive" means the complete expulsion or extraction from his or her mother, at any stage of development, who after such expulsion or extraction breathes or has a beating heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, regardless of whether the umbilical cord has been cut.

Also, a health care practitioner or other employee who has knowledge of a failure to comply with these requirements must immediately report such failure to an appropriate law enforcement agency.

An individual who violates the provisions of this bill is subject to a criminal fine, up to five years in prison, or both.

An individual who commits an overt act that kills a child born alive is subject to criminal prosecution for murder.

The bill bars the criminal prosecution of a mother of a child born alive for conspiracy to violate these provisions, for being an accessory after the fact, or for concealment of felony.

A woman who undergoes an abortion or attempted abortion may file a civil action for damages against an individual who violates this bill.

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Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Display Title Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Introduced in Senate 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s220is/xml/BILLS-115s220is.xml 2017-01-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.