Key Votes
H Amdt 27 - Violence Against Fetuses/Unborn Children Amendment - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Frank Pallone, Jr. voted Yea (Amendment Vote) on this legislation.
Read recent statements Frank Pallone, Jr. made in this general time period.
Stages
Family
- HR 503 - Unborn Victims of Violence Act
- H Amdt 27 - Violence Against Fetuses/Unborn Children Amendment
- HB 2338 - Property Tax Levy Limits
Issues
Note
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT, WHICH REPLACES THE ENTIRE TEXT OF THE LEGISLATION WITH A NEW TEXT. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Stage Details
Amendment - Amendment Rejected (House) (196-229) - April 26, 2001 (Key vote)
Title: Violence Against Fetuses/Unborn Children Amendment
Vote to adopt a substitute amendment that assigns additional punishment for violence committed against a pregnant woman that interrupts or terminates her pregnancy.
- Defines crime in terms of effect on woman's pregnancy, not in terms of effect on unborn child/fetus.
- Exempts legal abortions.
- Prescribes sentencing guideline of up to 20 years' imprisonment for acts that cause pre-natal injury.
- Prescribes sentencing guideline of up to life in prison for acts that cause termination of the pregnancy.
Amendment - Introduced (House) - April 26, 2001
Title: Violence Against Fetuses/Unborn Children Amendment
