119th Congress · introduced in the House · Mar 21, 2025
Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act
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Latest action (Mar 21, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Mar 21, 2025)
Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act
This bill creates new federal crimes related to the performance of an abortion on an unborn child who has Down syndrome.
It subjects a violator to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.
It also authorizes civil remedies, including damages and injunctive relief.
A woman who undergoes such an abortion may not be prosecuted or held civilly liable.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 17, 2025 · issue area: Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
$600,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ition Act; H.R.272 Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act; H.R.271 Defund Planned Parenthood Act; Second Chance for Moms Act; Pregnancy is Not an Illness Act; S.205/H.R.2251 Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act; S.250 Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act; H.R.679 To nullify the modifications made by the Food and Drug…
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