3.0.0 3790 2022-12-29T22:33:32Z 2022-12-29T22:33:32Z Senate S 2022-03-10 117 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-03-10T16:00:49Z Ultrasound Informed Consent Act 117 648 HR 2021-02-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2022-03-10 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2022-03-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001198 Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] Roger Marshall R KS N B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2022-03-10 True B001310 Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] Mike Braun R IN 2022-03-10 True C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA 2022-03-10 True C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2022-03-10 True D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2022-03-10 True H001079 Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS 2022-03-10 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2022-03-10 True L000571 Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] Cynthia Lummis R WY M. 2022-03-10 True R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2022-03-10 True S001217 Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] Rick Scott R FL 2022-03-10 True L000575 Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] James Lankford R OK 2022-03-10 True Health Health 00 2022-03-10 Introduced in Senate 2022-06-16T21:18:58Z Ultrasound Informed Consent Act

This bill requires abortion providers, as a condition of receiving federal funding, to conduct an ultrasound before performing an abortion.

Specifically, before a woman gives informed consent to any part of an abortion, the abortion provider must

  • perform an obstetric ultrasound on the pregnant woman;
  • display the ultrasound images and make audible (when present) the heartbeat and related cardiac sounds for the woman to view and hear while simultaneously explaining the ultrasound depiction and the cardiac sounds;
  • provide a complete medical description of the images, including the dimensions of the embryo or fetus, cardiac activity if present and visible, and the presence of external members and internal organs if present and viewable; and
  • provide the woman with a copy of the ultrasound image.

Providers are subject to civil actions and penalties for violations.

The bill's ultrasound requirements do not apply in cases where a physical disorder, illness, or injury caused by the pregnancy endangers a woman's life. A woman is also not required to view the ultrasound images; nor may she or the provider be penalized if she declines to do so.

]]> Ultrasound Informed Consent Act Display Title Ultrasound Informed Consent Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Ultrasound Informed Consent Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3790is/xml/BILLS-117s3790is.xml 2022-03-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.