The record

LegislationLegislation· Jan 2025
HR 21 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Ann Wagner (R)

Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

Requires medical care for infants born alive during abortion and sets criminal penalties for failures.

Tradeoff

Imposes criminal penalties up to five years in prison on health care workers who fail to provide care to infants born alive during abortions. Mothers cannot be prosecuted under the bill but can sue for damages.

What's in it

See official bill text

The House rejected a motion to send the bill back to committee on January 23, 2025 (205-216). The bill then passed the House 217-204 the same day and is now in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jan 3, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on the Judiciary(Jan 3, 2025)

  3. House

    On

    Failed(Roll #26 · Jan 23, 2025)

    205 yeanay 216
  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed(Roll #27 · Jan 23, 2025)

    217 yeanay 204
  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on the Judiciary(Jan 24, 2025)

Passage votes so far· Jan 23, 2025· 119th Congress · 2025–2027