Key Votes
HR 2436 - Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 1999 - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Nita Lowey voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
Family
- HR 2436 - Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 1999
- H Amdt 509 - Substitute Amendment to Unborn Victims of Violence Act
- SB 403 - Revised K-12 School Funding
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (Senate) - Oct. 1, 1999
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (254-172) - Sept. 30, 1999 (Key vote)
Title: Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 1999
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that would establish penalties for individuals whose attack on a pregnant woman injures or kills a fetus.
Highlights:
- Allows individuals to be charged with a separate offense if they were responsible for injuring or killing a fetus during the commission of a violent crime.
- Holds individuals to the same penalties even if they did not know the woman was pregnant at the time of the assault.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - July 1, 1999
Title: Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 1999
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Robert B. Aderholt (AL - R)
- Richard K. 'Dick' Armey (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R)
- Richard Hugh Baker (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James 'Jim' Barcia (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Laurence 'Bob' Barr Jr. (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Roscoe G. Bartlett (MD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Linus Barton (TX - R)
- Douglas K. 'Doug' Bereuter (NE - ) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas J. 'Tom' Bliley Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roy Blunt (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Boehner (OH - R)
- Kevin P. Brady (TX - R)
- Ed Bryant (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dan L. Burton (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Lee 'Dave' Camp (MI - R)
- Charles T. Canady (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven J. 'Steve' Chabot (OH - R)
- Clarence Saxby Chambliss (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas Allen 'Tom' Coburn (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Allen 'Mac' Collins (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Merrill A. Cook (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jerry F. Costello (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Philip M. Crane (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Nathan Deal (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas Dale 'Tom' DeLay (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- James W. 'Jim' DeMint (SC - ) (Out Of Office)
- Jay W. Dickey (AR - ) (Out Of Office)
- John T. Doolittle (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John J. 'Jimmy' Duncan Jr. (TN - R)
- Jo Ann Emerson (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Philip 'Phil' English (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ernest Lee 'Ernie' Fletcher (KY - ) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Goodlatte (VA - R)
- Mark A. Green (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gilbert W. 'Gil' Gutknecht (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ralph Moody Hall (TX - R)
- James V. Hansen (UT - ) (Out Of Office)
- Richard 'Doc' Hastings (WA - R)
- Robert C. 'Robin' Hayes (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- John David 'J.D.' Hayworth Jr. (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard A. 'Rick' Hill (MT - ) (Out Of Office)
- Van Hilleary (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Peter 'Pete' Hoekstra (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Nathan Hostettler (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kenny C. Hulshof (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Duncan L. Hunter (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- William 'Asa' Hutchinson (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
- Henry J. Hyde (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ernest J. Istook Jr. (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. (NC - R)
- Jack Kingston (GA - R)
- Joseph K. 'Joe' Knollenberg (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ray H. LaHood (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stephen 'Steve' Largent (OK - ) (Out Of Office)
- Ron Lewis (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kenneth R. 'Ken' Lucas (KY - D) (Out Of Office)
- David M. McIntosh (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- John L. Mica (FL - R)
- Gary G. Miller (CA - R)
- John P. 'Jack' Murtha (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Suellen W. 'Sue' Myrick (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert William 'Bob' Ney (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Norwood Jr. (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James L. 'Jim' Oberstar (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael G. Oxley (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ronald C. 'Ron' Packard (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- David D. Phelps (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph R. 'Joe' Pitts (PA - R)
- Nick Joe Rahall II (WV - D)
- Paul D. Ryan (WI - R)
- Jim R. Ryun (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Matthew 'Matt' Salmon (AZ - ) (Out Of Office)
- Marshall Clement 'Mark' Sanford Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Schaffer (CO - ) (Out Of Office)
- John B. Shadegg (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- John M. Shimkus (IL - R)
- Ronnie Shows (MS - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ike Skelton (MO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher H. 'Chris' Smith (NJ - R)
- Mark Edward Souder (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clifford Bundy 'Cliff' Stearns (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Stenholm (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
- Bart T. Stupak (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- James M. 'Jim' Talent (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Gerald Tancredo (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Todd Tiahrt (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- David B. Vitter (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Zach Wamp (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Julius Caesar 'J.C.' Watts Jr. (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Weldon (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roger F. Wicker (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frank Rudolph Wolf (VA - R)
