HR8855-118

Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect unborn children.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 27, 2024

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect unborn children., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Criminal Justice, Civil Rights.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients 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, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H48398CA3C2344CD0A5539A57ECF6BC11: 1. Legislative findings and declaration of constitutional authority for enactment Congress finds the following: The dignity of every human life is reflected in...
  • Section HD12A8D48B03845079D69372544B7FE33: 2. Prohibition against certain abortion measures Chapter 74 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by amending section 1531 to read as follows:...
  • Section H418D603FCB7B49A1A912608FE0712BD3: 1531. Prohibition against certain abortion measures Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a licensed physician who— in the circumstances described in...
  • Section H648DB088D3A34DD8B218EA3D054F0FB4: 3. Prohibition of abortions in health programs that accept Federal funds Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) is amended by adding at the...
  • Section HAAE7C47F0D4341FB9B096E311D2E212B: 227. Prohibition against offering an abortion Amounts appropriated to carry out this title may not be used to offer an abortion (as such term is defined in...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect unborn children., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Criminal Justice, Civil Rights

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect unborn children., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Criminal Justice Civil Rights

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 27, 2024

Mr. Good of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Duncan, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Criminal Justice Civil Rights
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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