S. 2590 · 116th Congress
Dignity for Aborted Children Act
Key: what the circles and colors mean
Each circle is a bill. The ring fills as it moves through Congress:
Under the number: the Yea · Nay count of its final (or latest) recorded vote. On a member's page, the small badge is how that member voted: Y Yea / Aye, N Nay / No, P Present, – Not voting.
Gold and violet are only for Yea and Nay; they never mean a party. A member's party is the letter on their photo.
Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 116th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
R
BraunSponsor29 cosponsors · 29 R
R
Blackburn
JC
R
Cornyn
TC
R
Cruz
SD
R
Daines
JE
R
Ernst
CH
R
Hyde-Smith
JH
R
Hawley
JI
R
Inhofe
RS
R
Scott
TT
R
Tillis
RW
R
Wicker
TY
R
Young
KC
R
Cramer
CG
R
Grassley
MR
R
Rubio
JT
R
Thune
JL
R
Lankford
JM
R
Moran
RP
R
Paul
PR
R
Roberts
RB
R
Blunt
JH
R
Hoeven
TC
R
Cotton
MR
R
Rounds
BS
R
Sasse
JB
R
Barrasso
KL
R
Loeffler
RB
R
Burr
JB
R
Boozman12 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Dignity for Aborted Children Act This bill requires abortion providers to offer patients specified options concerning the human fetal tissue from an abortion.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Sep 26, 2019
Dignity for Aborted Children Act
This bill requires abortion providers to offer patients specified options concerning the human fetal tissue from an abortion. Specifically, patients must be given an informed consent form specifying the options to (1) take possession of the tissue for transfer to an entity that provides interment or cremations services, or (2) release the tissue to the provider. If the tissue is released to the abortion provider, the provider must ensure the tissue is interred or cremated within seven days of the procedure in a manner consistent with state law regarding the disposal of human remains. Abortion providers must report annually about the aggregate number of abortions performed and other specified information.
The bill provides civil or criminal penalties for violations of disposal, informed consent, and reporting requirements.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Dignity for Aborted Children Act
Latest action (Sep 26, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 26, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.