3.0.0 8498 2023-01-11T13:44:35Z 2023-01-11T13:44:35Z House HR 2020-10-01 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 171 (Thursday, October 1, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:H.R. 8498.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill is based isCongress's power under the Commerce Clause in Article I,Section 8 of the Constitution and under the Constitution'sgrants of power to Congress under the Equal Protection, DueProcess, and Enforcement Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.[Page H5640]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-10-01T13:06:10Z 2020-10-01 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 N W000813 Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] Jackie Walorski R IN 2 2020-10-01 True F000450 Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] Virginia Foxx R NC 5 2020-10-01 True H001056 Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] Jaime Herrera Beutler R WA 3 2020-10-02 False M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy Rodgers R WA McMorris 5 2020-10-02 False R000609 Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4] John Rutherford R FL H. 4 2020-10-02 False S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2020-10-02 False M001210 Rep. Murphy, Gregory [R-NC-3] Gregory Murphy R NC 3 2020-10-02 False G000577 Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] Garret Graves R LA 6 2020-10-02 False R000585 Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] Tom Reed R NY 23 2020-10-02 False R000591 Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2] Martha Roby R AL 2 2020-10-02 False M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2020-10-02 False M001198 Rep. Marshall, Roger [R-KS-1] Roger Marshall R KS 1 2020-10-02 False N000190 Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] Ralph Norman R SC 5 2020-10-02 False L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2020-10-02 False D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 2020-10-02 False L000566 Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 2020-10-02 False B001299 Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] Jim Banks R IN 3 2020-10-02 False W000812 Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] Ann Wagner R MO 2 2020-10-02 False G000584 Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] Greg Gianforte R MT 0 2020-10-02 False R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 2020-10-02 False S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 2020-10-06 False H001088 Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] Jim Hagedorn R MN 1 2020-10-06 False B001291 Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2020-10-06 False B001307 Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] James Baird R IN R. 4 2020-10-06 False A000055 Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] ROBERT ADERHOLT R AL B. 4 2020-10-06 False J000301 Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] Dusty Johnson R SD 0 2020-10-06 False W000798 Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] Tim Walberg R MI 7 2020-10-06 False T000480 Rep. Timmons, William R. IV [R-SC-4] William Timmons R SC R. 4 2020-10-06 False F000459 Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] Charles Fleischmann R TN J. "Chuck" 3 2020-10-09 False C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2020-10-09 False K000395 Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] Fred Keller R PA 12 2020-10-09 False A000372 Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] Rick Allen R GA W. 12 2020-10-09 False O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 2020-10-09 False M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 2020-10-09 False B001298 Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2020-10-09 False H001082 Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] Kevin Hern R OK 1 2020-10-09 False R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2020-10-09 False B001305 Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] Ted Budd R NC 13 2020-10-09 False F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 2020-10-13 False W000815 Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] Brad Wenstrup R OH R. 2 2020-10-13 False W000823 Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] Michael Waltz R FL 6 2020-10-16 False B001302 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Andy Biggs R AZ 5 2020-10-20 False C001118 Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] Ben Cline R VA 6 2020-11-05 False S001210 Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15] Ross Spano R FL 15 2020-11-17 False G000576 Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] Glenn Grothman R WI 6 2020-11-17 False Crime and Law Enforcement Abortion Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Family planning and birth control Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government liability Health programs administration and funding Medical ethics Public contracts and procurement Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2020-10-01 Introduced in House 2020-11-23T16:06:25Z Informed Consent Act

This bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly performing an abortion or sterilization procedure without obtaining informed consent, unless the procedure is necessary to save an individual's life or otherwise prevent substantial impairment of a major bodily function.

An individual who performs these procedures absent informed consent is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both.

]]> Informed Consent Act Display Title Informed Consent Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Informed Consent Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize any abortion or sterilization procedure performed without the informed consent of the person on whom such procedure is performed, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8498ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8498ih.xml 2020-10-01 Referred to the House 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.