S. 160: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-16 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

Plain summary

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act This bill establishes a new criminal offense for performing or attempting to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus is 20 weeks or more. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. The bill provides exceptions for an abortion (1) that is necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or (2) when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. A physician who performs or attempts to perform an abortion under an exception must comply with specified requirements. A woman who undergoes a prohibited abortion may not be prosecuted for violating or conspiring to violate the provisions of this bill.

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Official text

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · 48 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

John Barrasso (R-WY), James E. Risch (R-ID), James Lankford (R-OK), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), John Hoeven (R-ND), John Kennedy (R-LA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), John Cornyn (R-TX), Joni Ernst (R-IA), John Boozman (R-AR), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Todd Young (R-IN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Steve Daines (R-MT), Tim Scott (R-SC), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Mike Lee (R-UT), Rand Paul (R-KY), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), John Thune (R-SD), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Rick Scott (R-FL), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s160.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s160 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116