House Bill 5662
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 21, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5662
Congress
116
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Primary focus of measure is criminal offenses, investigation and prosecution, procedure and sentencing; corrections and imprisonment; juvenile crime; law enforcement administration. Measures concerning terrorism may fall under Emergency Management or International Affairs policy areas.
Andy Biggs
grade
Arizona
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2020
This bill imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to two years, or both—on a physician who performs an abortion without admitting privileges to a local hospital or fails to comply with certain notification requirements.
A woman who receives an abortion in violation of this bill may not be prosecuted.
January 21, 2020
02/07/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
01/21/2020
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
01/21/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:17:50 PM