Congress Proposes 5-Year Prison Sentence for Doctors Who Fail to Care for Infants Born After Abortions
The House passed this bill in January 2025 and sent it to the Senate Judiciary Committee for review. No action has been taken on the bill in the Senate since January 2025, which is a period of 17 months. Because the Senate has not scheduled any votes, the bill is considered stalled.
217–204
No action since January 2025
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
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Healthcare practitioners who fail to provide the required standard of care to infants born alive after an abortion could face up to 5 years in prison and fines. Anyone who intentionally kills such an infant would face murder charges. These are new federal criminal penalties that could result in criminal records for healthcare workers convicted under this law.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 204, 1 Present (Roll no. 27). (text: CR H335-336)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 204, 1 Present (Roll no. 27). (text: CR H335-336)
The House of Representatives voted to approve this bill. It now goes to the Senate.
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 216 (Roll no. 26).
On Motion to Recommit
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
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