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HR 3541 - Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2012 - Key Vote
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Legislation - Bill Failed (House) (246-168) - May 31, 2012(Key vote)
Title: Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2012
Vote Result
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Vote to pass a bill that prohibits abortions based on the race or gender of the fetus.
- Prohibits abortions sought due to the sex, gender, color, or race of the fetus, or the race of a parent of the fetus (Sec. 3).
- Specifies that the following acts are not abortions and are exempt from the provisions of this bill (Sec. 3):
- The termination of a pregnancy in order to save the life or preserve the health of the fetus;
- An operation to remove a dead fetus from a spontaneous abortion; or
- The removal of an ectopic pregnancy.
- Specifies that any of the following individuals who knowingly terminate a pregnancy on the basis of race or gender have committed an offense punishable by a fine, 5 years in prison, or both (Sec. 3):
- Any individual who performs a sex-selection or race-selection abortion;
- Any individual who solicits or accepts funds to perform a sex-selection or race-selection abortion;
- Any individual who coerces a pregnant woman into having a sex-selection or race selection abortion using force or the threat of force; and
- Any individual who transports a pregnant woman into the United States or across a state line for the purpose of obtaining a sex-selection or race-selection abortion.
- Requires the following health professionals to report known or suspected sex-selection or race-selection abortions to law enforcement (Sec. 3):
- Physicians;
- Physicians' assistants;
- Nurses;
- Counselors; and
- Any other medical or mental health professional.
- Specifies that a health professional who fails to report a known or suspected sex-selection or race-selection abortion commits an offense punishable by a fine, 1 year in prison, or both (Sec. 3).
- Authorizes the woman upon whom the sex-selection or race-selection abortion is performed, the father of the fetus, or the maternal grandparents of the fetus to bring civil action against the health professional that preformed the sex-selection or race-selection abortion (Sec. 3).
- Exempts the woman upon whom a sex-selection or race-selection abortion is performed from prosecution or civil liability (Sec. 3).
NOTE: THIS VOTE WAS TAKEN UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO CUT OFF DEBATE EARLY AND VOTE TO PASS THE BILL, THEREBY REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY FOR PASSAGE.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Dec. 1, 2011
Title: Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2012
Sponsors
- Trent Franks (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- W. Todd Akin (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Rodney M. Alexander (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven 'Steve' Austria (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michele Bachmann (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roscoe G. Bartlett (MD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dan Benishek (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Rob Bishop (UT - R)
- Diane L. Black (TN - R)
- Marsha Blackburn (TN - R)
- David Daniel 'Dan' Boren (OK - D) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. Boustany Jr. (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin P. Brady (TX - R)
- Paul C. Broun (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Larry D. Bucshon (IN - R)
- Dan L. Burton (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Francisco R. 'Quico' Canseco (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- John R. Carter (TX - R)
- Steven J. 'Steve' Chabot (OH - R)
- John Howard Coble (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Cole (OK - R)
- K. Michael 'Mike' Conaway (TX - R)
- Chip Cravaack (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Eric A. 'Rick' Crawford (AR - R)
- John A. Culberson (TX - R)
- Sean Duffy (WI - R)
- Jeffrey D. 'Jeff' Duncan (SC - R)
- John J. 'Jimmy' Duncan Jr. (TN - R)
- Renee Ellmers (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Blake R. Farenthold (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeff Flake (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- John C. Fleming Jr. (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James Randy Forbes (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeff Fortenberry (NE - R)
- Elton W. Gallegly (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Scott Garrett (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Phil Gingrey (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Louie Gohmert (TX - R)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Goodlatte (VA - R)
- Paul A. Gosar (AZ - R)
- Harold Watson 'Trey' Gowdy III (SC - R)
- John Thomas 'Tom' Graves Jr. (GA - R)
- Tim Griffin (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ralph Moody Hall (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Andrew P. 'Andy' Harris (MD - R)
- Walter 'Wally' Herger Jr. (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tim Huelskamp (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bill Huizenga (MI - R)
- Randall M. 'Randy' Hultgren (IL - R)
- Duncan D. Hunter (CA - R)
- Bill Johnson (OH - R)
- Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. (NC - R)
- James 'Jim' Jordan (OH - R)
- George J. 'Mike' Kelly Jr. (PA - R)
- Steve A. King (IA - R)
- Jack Kingston (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Adam Kinzinger (IL - R)
- Jeff Landry (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James Lankford (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Edward 'Bob' Latta (OH - R)
- Daniel William Lipinski (IL - D)
- Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ - R)
- Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO - R)
- Cynthia M. Lummis (WY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Donald A. 'Don' Manzullo (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kenny E. Marchant (TX - R)
- Michael T. McCaul (TX - R)
- Thaddeus G. 'Thad' McCotter (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick Timothy McHenry (NC - R)
- Jefferson B. 'Jeff' Miller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Randy Neugebauer (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick Alan Nunnelee (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Pete Olson (TX - R)
- Steven M. Palazzo (MS - R)
- Stevan Edward 'Steve' Pearce (NM - R)
- Mike Pence (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Collin C. Peterson (MN - D)
- Ted Poe (TX - R)
- Mike Pompeo (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bill Posey (FL - R)
- Martha D. Roby (AL - R)
- David P. 'Phil' Roe (TN - R)
- Todd Rokita (IN - R)
- Dennis A. Ross (FL - R)
- Stephen J. 'Steve' Scalise (LA - R)
- Jean Schmidt (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Schweikert (AZ - R)
- James Austin Scott (GA - R)
- Frank James 'Jim' Sensenbrenner Jr. (WI - R)
- Christopher H. 'Chris' Smith (NJ - R)
- Lamar S. Smith (TX - R)
- Steve Stivers (OH - R)
- Marlin A. Stutzman (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Timothy L. 'Tim' Walberg (MI - R)
- Allen West (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lynn A. Westmoreland (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Addison Graves 'Joe' Wilson Sr. (SC - R)
- Kevin W. Yoder (KS - R)