3.0.0 3985 2022-11-01T13:50:19Z 2022-11-01T13:50:19Z House HR 2019-07-25 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 126 (Thursday, July 25, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FLORES:H.R. 3985.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has authority to extend protection to unbornchildren with a detectable heartbeat under the Constitution'sgrants of powers to Congress under the Equal Protection, DueProcess, and Enforcement Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment[Page H7468]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2019-09-25T13:33:04Z Referred to 2019-07-25T14:12:35Z Heartbeat Protection Act of 2019 116 490 HR 2019-01-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS 2019-09-25 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2019-07-25 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000461 Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] Bill Flores R TX 17 N L000589 Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] Debbie Lesko R AZ 8 2019-07-25 True Crime and Law Enforcement Abortion Administrative remedies Crimes against women Evidence and witnesses Health information and medical records Health personnel Medical tests and diagnostic methods Sex offenses Women's health Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2019-07-25 Introduced in House 2020-01-17T16:13:00Z Every New Heart Deserves a Chance Act of 2019

This bill makes it a crime for a physician to knowingly perform an abortion (1) without determining whether the fetus has a detectable heartbeat, (2) without informing the mother of the results, or (3) after determining that a fetus has a detectable heartbeat.

It provides an exception for an abortion if (1) the abortion is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical (but not psychological or emotional) disorder, illness, or condition; (2) the pregnancy is the result of rape against an adult; or (3) the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest against a minor.

A physician who performs a prohibited abortion is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both.

A woman who undergoes a prohibited abortion may not be prosecuted for violating or conspiring to violate the provisions of this bill.

]]> Every New Heart Deserves a Chance Act of 2019 Display Title Every New Heart Deserves a Chance Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Every New Heart Deserves a Chance Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3985ih/xml/BILLS-116hr3985ih.xml 2019-09-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.