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Key Votes
HR 503 - Unborn Victims of Violence Act - Key Vote
National Key Votes
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Stages
Family
- HR 503 - Unborn Victims of Violence Act
- H Amdt 27 - Violence Against Fetuses/Unborn Children Amendment
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Placed on Calendar (Senate) - June 8, 2001
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (252-172) - April 26, 2001(Key vote)
Title: Unborn Victims of Violence Act
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that criminalizes harming an unborn child/fetus while committing any of 68 federal offenses.
Highlights:
- Defines "unborn child" as a member of the species homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.
- Treats woman and unborn child/fetus as separate victims.
- Exempts doctors who perform abortions and other medical treatments from prosecution.
- Prescribes sentencing guideline of up to life in prison if convicted of intentionally terminating a pregnancy.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 7, 2001
Title: Unborn Victims of Violence Act
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Robert B. Aderholt (AL - R)
- W. Todd Akin (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard K. 'Dick' Armey (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- 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)
- Roy Blunt (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Boehner (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin P. Brady (TX - R)
- Ed Bryant (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard M. Burr (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dan L. Burton (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stephen E. 'Steve' Buyer (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Lee 'Dave' Camp (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Eric I. Cantor (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven J. 'Steve' Chabot (OH - R)
- Clarence Saxby Chambliss (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Allen 'Mac' Collins (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John C. Cooksey (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jerry F. Costello (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Philip M. Crane (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Jo Ann S. Davis (VA - R) (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)
- 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)
- Terry Everett (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ernest Lee 'Ernie' Fletcher (KY - ) (Out Of Office)
- Virgil H. Goode Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Goodlatte (VA - R)
- Samuel B. 'Sam' Graves (MO - R)
- Mark A. Green (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gilbert W. 'Gil' Gutknecht (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ralph Moody Hall (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- James V. Hansen (UT - ) (Out Of Office)
- Melissa A. Hart (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Alcee L. 'Judge' Hastings Sr. (FL - D)
- Robert C. 'Robin' Hayes (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- John David 'J.D.' Hayworth Jr. (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joel Hefley (CO - R) (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)
- Darrell E. Issa (CA - R)
- Ernest J. Istook Jr. (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. (NC - R)
- Richard Keller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark R. Kennedy (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Peter T. 'Pete' King (NY - R)
- Jack Kingston (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- 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)
- William O. Lipinski (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Kenneth R. 'Ken' Lucas (KY - D) (Out Of Office)
- John L. Mica (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gary G. Miller (CA - R) (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)
- Michael G. Oxley (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Pence (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- John E. Peterson (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Dwain Phelps (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Chip' Pickering Jr. (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph R. 'Joe' Pitts (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Todd Russell Platts (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas M. Reynolds (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Rogers (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL - R)
- Paul D. Ryan (WI - R)
- Jim R. Ryun (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Schaffer (CO - ) (Out Of Office)
- John M. Shimkus (IL - R)
- Ronnie Shows (MS - D) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher H. 'Chris' Smith (NJ - R)
- Lamar S. Smith (TX - 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)
- Tom Gerald Tancredo (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lee R. Terry (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- David B. Vitter (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Zach Wamp (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Wesley 'Wes' Watkins (OK - 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) (Out Of Office)
