To prohibit abortions in the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit abortions in the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Transportation, Housing.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HE869B01BB0BB4CF49C0437298AA63D70: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ban Offshore Abortion Tourism Act or the BOAT Act.
- Section H221AE2AB85194833BDB33ECAC31108C0: 2. Prohibiting abortion in the certain jurisdictions Chapter 74 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1531 the following:...
- Section HF56CB90A21734444A5D82BBEF7A83E23: 1532. Abortions in the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States Subject to subsection (b), any person who, in the admiralty and maritime...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit abortions in the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Transportation, Housing
Primary Purpose
This bill, To prohibit abortions in the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Weber of Texas introduced the following bill; which was …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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- "federal_implementing_agencies"
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