3.0.0 4442 2022-11-01T13:49:54Z 2022-11-01T13:49:54Z House HR 2019-09-20 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 152 (Friday, September 20, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DUFFY:H.R. 4442.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the UnitedStates Constitution.''[Page H7866]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2019-10-28T13:35:20Z Referred to 2019-09-20T13:00:32Z 2019-10-28 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2019-09-20 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-09-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-09-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000614 Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] Sean Duffy R WI P. 7 N Crime and Law Enforcement Abortion Criminal procedure and sentencing Genetics Medical tests and diagnostic methods Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2019-09-20 Introduced in House 2020-10-09T16:11:04Z Equal Right to Life Act

This bill prohibits prenatal genetic testing and abortions based on possible sexual orientation.

Specifically, the bill establishes new criminal offenses and related penalties for a physician who (1) performs a prenatal genetic test to identify the likely sexual orientation of the child, or (2) performs an abortion as a result of a prenatal genetic test for sexual orientation.

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

]]> Equal Right to Life Act Display Title Equal Right to Life Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit prenatal genetic testing and abortions on the basis of sexual orientation, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Equal Right to Life Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4442ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4442ih.xml 2019-10-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. 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.