Key Votes
National Key Votes
S 3 - Prohibit Partial-Birth/Late Term Abortion bill - Key Vote
Ron Paul voted Yea (Conference Report Vote) on this legislation.
Read recent statements Ron Paul made in this general time period.
Stages
- Nov. 5, 2003 Executive Signed
- Oct. 21, 2003 Senate Conference Report Adopted
- Oct. 2, 2003 House Conference Report Adopted
- June 4, 2003 House Bill Passed
- March 13, 2003 Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 14, 2003 Senate Introduced
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - Nov. 5, 2003
Legislation - Conference Report Adopted (Senate) - Oct. 21, 2003 (Key vote)
Title: Prohibit Partial-Birth/Late Term Abortion bill
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt a conference report that prohibits any individual from knowingly performing the procedure known as intact dilation and extraction, in which a fetus/unborn child is partially delivered before it is aborted.
Highlight: -Permits the procedure if the life of the woman were in danger -Penalizes anyone who illegally performed the procedure with fines and up to two years imprisonment
Legislation - Conference Report Adopted (House) - Oct. 2, 2003 (Key vote)
Title: Prohibit Partial-Birth/Late Term Abortion bill
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt a conference report that prohibits any individual from knowingly performing the procedure known as intact dilation and extraction, in which a fetus/unborn child is partially delivered before it is aborted.
Highlight: -Permits the procedure if the life of the woman were in danger -Penalizes anyone who illegally performed the procedure with fines and up to two years imprisonment
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) - June 4, 2003
Note:
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
NOTE: THIS VOTE PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, MEANING NO MEMBER OBJECTED TO THE PASSAGE OF THE VOTE. THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY INDICATE THAT ALL MEMBERS FAVORED THE VOTE'S OUTCOME.
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) - March 13, 2003
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Feb. 14, 2003
Title: Prohibit Partial-Birth/Late Term Abortion bill
Sponsors
- Richard J. 'Rick' Santorum (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Lamar Alexander (TN - R)
- Wayne A. Allard (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- George Felix Allen (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert F. 'Bob' Bennett (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher S. 'Kit' Bond (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel D. 'Sam' Brownback (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jim Bunning (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ben 'Nighthorse' Campbell (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Clarence Saxby Chambliss (GA - R)
- Thad Cochran (MS - R)
- Norm Coleman (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Cornyn (TX - R)
- Larry E. Craig (ID - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael D. 'Mike' Crapo (ID - R)
- Michael 'Mike' DeWine (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Elizabeth H. Dole (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Pete V. Domenici Jr. (NM - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Eric Ensign (NV - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael B. 'Mike' Enzi (WY - R)
- Peter G. Fitzgerald (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
- William H. 'Bill' Frist (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lindsey O. Graham (SC - R)
- Charles E. 'Chuck' Grassley (IA - R)
- Judd A. Gregg (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles T. 'Chuck' Hagel (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Orrin G. Hatch (UT - R)
- James M. 'Jim' Inhofe (OK - R)
- Jon Kyl (AZ - R)
- Chester Trent Lott Sr. (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard G. 'Dick' Lugar (IN - R)
- John Sidney McCain III (AZ - R)
- Mitch McConnell (KY - R)
- Zell Bryan Miller (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Lisa A. Murkowski (AK - R)
- William Clarence 'Bill' Nelson Sr. (FL - D)
- Don Nickles (OK - ) (Out Of Office)
- Charles Patrick 'Pat' Roberts (KS - R)
- Jefferson Beauregard 'Jeff' Sessions III (AL - R)
- Richard C. Shelby (AL - R)
- Gordon Harold Smith (OR - R) (Out Of Office)
- John E. Sununu (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- James M. 'Jim' Talent (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Craig Thomas (WY - R) (Out Of Office)
- George V. Voinovich (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- John William Warner (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
