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S. 2311 · 115th Congress

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

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46 cosponsors · 46 R
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 16, 2018

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for any person to perform or attempt to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus is 20 weeks or more.

A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both.

The bill provides exceptions for an abortion: (1) that is necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or (2) when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. A physician who performs or attempts to perform an abortion under an exception must comply with specified requirements.

A woman who undergoes a prohibited abortion may not be prosecuted for violating or conspiring to violate the provisions of this bill.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

Latest action (Jan 29, 2018): Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 25.

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 16, 2018

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Latest vote · Senate · Jan 29, 2018

Ending debate on taking up the measure (cloture) — Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell

Yea51
DSR Sullivan RSR Shelby JBR Boozman TCR Cotton JFR Flake CGR Gardner MRR Rubio DPR Perdue JIR Isakson CGR Grassley JER Ernst JRR Risch MCR Crapo JDD Donnelly TYR Young JMR Moran PRR Roberts MMR McConnell RPR Paul BCR Cassidy JKR Kennedy RBR Blunt RWR Wicker TCR Cochran SDR Daines RBR Burr TTR Tillis JHR Hoeven BSR Sasse DFR Fischer DHR Heller RPR Portman JLR Lankford JIR Inhofe BCD Casey PTR Toomey LGR Graham TSR Scott JTR Thune MRR Rounds BCR Corker LAR Alexander JCR Cornyn TCR Cruz MLR Lee OHR Hatch RJR Johnson JMD Manchin SCR Capito JBR Barrasso MER Enzi
Nay46
LMR Murkowski DJD Jones DFD Feinstein KHD Harris MBD Bennet CMD Murphy RBD Blumenthal CCD Coons TCD Carper BSD Schatz MHD Hirono RDD Durbin TDD Duckworth EMD Markey EWD Warren BCD Cardin CVD Van Hollen AKI King SCR Collins DSD Stabenow GPD Peters AKD Klobuchar TSD Smith CMD McCaskill JTD Tester HHD Heitkamp JSD Shaheen MHD Hassan BMD Menendez CBD Booker MHD Heinrich TUD Udall CCD Cortez Masto CSD Schumer KGD Gillibrand SBD Brown JMD Merkley RWD Wyden JRD Reed SWD Whitehouse MWD Warner TKD Kaine BSI Sanders PLD Leahy MCD Cantwell PMD Murray
Not Voting3
JMR McCain BND Nelson TBD Baldwin
Table of every position
MemberParty at voteSeatPosition
Dan SullivanRAKYea
Lisa MurkowskiRAKNay
Doug JonesDALNay
Richard ShelbyRALYea
John BoozmanRARYea
Tom CottonRARYea
Jeff FlakeRAZYea
John McCainRAZNot Voting
Dianne FeinsteinDCANay
Kamala HarrisDCANay
Cory GardnerRCOYea
Michael BennetDCONay
Christopher MurphyDCTNay
Richard BlumenthalDCTNay
Christopher CoonsDDENay
Thomas CarperDDENay
Bill NelsonDFLNot Voting
Marco RubioRFLYea
David PerdueRGAYea
Johnny IsaksonRGAYea
Brian SchatzDHINay
Mazie HironoDHINay
Chuck GrassleyRIAYea
Joni ErnstRIAYea
James RischRIDYea
Mike CrapoRIDYea
Richard DurbinDILNay
Tammy DuckworthDILNay
Joe DonnellyDINYea
Todd YoungRINYea
Jerry MoranRKSYea
Pat RobertsRKSYea
Mitch McConnellRKYYea
Rand PaulRKYYea
Bill CassidyRLAYea
John KennedyRLAYea
Ed MarkeyDMANay
Elizabeth WarrenDMANay
Benjamin CardinDMDNay
Chris Van HollenDMDNay
Angus KingIMENay
Susan CollinsRMENay
Debbie StabenowDMINay
Gary PetersDMINay
Amy KlobucharDMNNay
Tina SmithDMNNay
Claire McCaskillDMONay
Roy BluntRMOYea
Roger WickerRMSYea
Thad CochranRMSYea
Jon TesterDMTNay
Steve DainesRMTYea
Richard BurrRNCYea
Thom TillisRNCYea
Heidi HeitkampDNDNay
John HoevenRNDYea
Ben SasseRNEYea
Deb FischerRNEYea
Jeanne ShaheenDNHNay
Maggie HassanDNHNay
Bob MenendezDNJNay
Cory BookerDNJNay
Martin HeinrichDNMNay
Tom UdallDNMNay
Catherine Cortez MastoDNVNay
Dean HellerRNVYea
Chuck SchumerDNYNay
Kirsten GillibrandDNYNay
Rob PortmanROHYea
Sherrod BrownDOHNay
James LankfordROKYea
Jim InhofeROKYea
Jeff MerkleyDORNay
Ron WydenDORNay
Bob CaseyDPAYea
Pat ToomeyRPAYea
Jack ReedDRINay
Sheldon WhitehouseDRINay
Lindsey GrahamRSCYea
Tim ScottRSCYea
John ThuneRSDYea
Mike RoundsRSDYea
Bob CorkerRTNYea
Lamar AlexanderRTNYea
John CornynRTXYea
Ted CruzRTXYea
Mike LeeRUTYea
Orrin HatchRUTYea
Mark WarnerDVANay
Tim KaineDVANay
Bernie SandersIVTNay
Patrick LeahyDVTNay
Maria CantwellDWANay
Patty MurrayDWANay
Ron JohnsonRWIYea
Tammy BaldwinDWINot Voting
Joe ManchinDWVYea
Shelley CapitoRWVYea
John BarrassoRWYYea
Michael EnziRWYYea