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S. 2590: Dignity for Aborted Children Act

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S. 2590: Dignity for Aborted Children Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-09-26 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-09-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Dignity for Aborted Children Act

Plain summary

Dignity for Aborted Children Act This bill requires abortion providers to offer patients specified options concerning the human fetal tissue from an abortion. Specifically, patients must be given an informed consent form specifying the options to (1) take possession of the tissue for transfer to an entity that provides interment or cremations services, or (2) release the tissue to the provider. If the tissue is released to the abortion provider, the provider must ensure the tissue is interred or cremated within seven days of the procedure in a manner consistent with state law regarding the disposal of human remains. Abortion providers must report annually about the aggregate number of abortions performed and other specified information. The bill provides civil or criminal penalties for violations of disposal, informed consent, and reporting requirements.

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Official text

Dignity for Aborted Children Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · 29 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Todd Young (R-IN), Steve Daines (R-MT), John Cornyn (R-TX), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Rick Scott (R-FL), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Thune (R-SD), James Lankford (R-OK), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Rand Paul (R-KY), John Hoeven (R-ND), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Mike Rounds (R-SD), John Barrasso (R-WY), John Boozman (R-AR)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-s2590 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116