2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Legislative Summary
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.
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Bill History
1/3/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
1/3/2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
House of Representatives
1/23/2025
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H335-345)
House of Representatives
1/23/2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 21.
House of Representatives
1/23/2025
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
House of Representatives
1/23/2025
Ms. Chu moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H344-345)
House of Representatives
1/23/2025
The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
House of Representatives
1/23/2025
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 21, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Chu demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
House of Representatives
1/23/2025
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H347-348)
House of Representatives
1/23/2025
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 216 (Roll no. 26).
House of Representatives
1/23/2025
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 204, 1 Present (Roll no. 27). (text: CR H335-336)
House of Representatives
1/23/2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
1/24/2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Senate
Roll Call Votes
On Motion to Recommit RC# 26
1/23/2025
205
Yea
216
Nay
0
Not Voting
12
Absent
Result: FAILED
On Passage RC# 27
1/23/2025
217
Yea
204
Nay
1
Not Voting
11
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(1/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 164
Primary Sponsor
Ann Wagner
Republican
Co-Sponsors (163)
Steve Scalise
Republican
Kat Cammack
Republican
Andrew Clyde
Republican
David Kustoff
Republican
Glenn Thompson
Republican
Ron Estes
Republican
Erin Houchin
Republican
Brad Finstad
Republican
Dale Strong
Republican
Randy Feenstra
Republican
Pete Stauber
Republican
Mike Bost
Republican
Russ Fulcher
Republican
Mike Ezell
Republican
Dan Crenshaw
Republican
Scott Fitzgerald
Republican
Robert Aderholt
Republican
Clay Higgins
Republican
Diana Harshbarger
Republican
Andrew Ogles
Republican
Jack Bergman
Republican
Sam Graves
Republican
John Moolenaar
Republican
Mary Miller
Republican
Tim Walberg
Republican
Randy Weber
Republican
Troy Balderson
Republican
Eric Burlison
Republican
Blake Moore
Republican
Nathaniel Moran
Republican
Andy Biggs
Republican
Jake Ellzey
Republican
Elizabeth Van Duyne
Republican
Michael Guest
Republican
Doug LaMalfa
Republican
Richard Hudson
Republican
Earl Carter
Republican
Daniel Webster
Republican
Mark Green
Republican
Neal Dunn
Republican
Nicholas Langworthy
Republican
French Hill
Republican
Pete Sessions
Republican
Michael Simpson
Republican
Steve Womack
Republican
Gus Bilirakis
Republican
Darrell Issa
Republican
Vince Fong
Republican
Glenn Grothman
Republican
Kevin Hern
Republican
Adrian Smith
Republican
Trent Kelly
Republican
Tim Burchett
Republican
Mark Amodei
Republican
John Joyce
Republican
Claudia Tenney
Republican
Andy Harris
Republican
Richard McCormick
Republican
Frank Lucas
Republican
Josh Brecheen
Republican
Rick Allen
Republican
David Rouzer
Republican
John Rutherford
Republican
Rudolph Yakym III
Republican
Stephanie Bice
Republican
Ernest Gonzales
Republican
Brett Guthrie
Republican
Darin LaHood
Republican
Laurel Lee
Republican
Robert Wittman
Republican
Troy Downing
Republican
Austin Scott
Republican
Christopher Smith
Republican
Joe Wilson
Republican
Virginia Foxx
Republican
David Taylor
Republican
Tracey Mann
Republican
Robert Onder
Republican
Don Bacon
Republican
Maria Salazar
Republican
John Rose
Republican
John Carter
Republican
Robert Latta
Republican
Carol Miller
Republican
Ken Calvert
Republican
Charles Fleischmann
Republican
Harriet Hageman
Republican
Burgess Owens
Republican
Brian Babin
Republican
Morgan Luttrell
Republican
Tom Emmer
Republican
Barry Moore
Republican
Lloyd Smucker
Republican
Aaron Bean
Republican
Garland Barr
Republican
Mario Diaz-Balart
Republican
Addison McDowell
Republican
Dan Meuser
Republican
August Pfluger
Republican
Riley Moore
Republican
Anna Luna
Republican
Tom McClintock
Republican
Guy Reschenthaler
Republican
Mike D. Rogers
Republican
Jeff Van Drew
Republican
Nancy Mace
Republican
Ronny Jackson
Republican
Lisa McClain
Republican
Patrick Fallon
Republican
Mike Collins
Republican
Michelle Fischbach
Republican
Lance Gooden
Republican
Greg Steube
Republican
Tom Cole
Republican
Keith Self
Republican
Greg Murphy
Republican
Tom Tiffany
Republican
John McGuire
Republican
Dusty Johnson
Republican
Warren Davidson
Republican
Barry Loudermilk
Republican
Ben Cline
Republican
Jeff Crank
Republican
Andrew Garbarino
Republican
Julia Letlow
Republican
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Republican
William Timmons
Republican
Dan Newhouse
Republican
Bill Huizenga
Republican
Ashley Hinson
Republican
Brad Knott
Republican
Nicole Malliotakis
Republican
Jason Smith
Republican
Tim Moore
Republican
Nicholas Begich
Republican
Marjorie Greene
Republican
Jody Arrington
Republican
Sheri Biggs
Republican
Scott Franklin
Republican
Russell Fry
Republican
Craig Goldman
Republican
Roger Williams
Republican
Troy Nehls
Republican
Eric Crawford
Republican
Mike Kelly
Republican
Michael Turner
Republican
Brandon Gill
Republican
Gary Palmer
Republican
Mike Carey
Republican
Cory Mills
Republican
Julie Fedorchak
Republican
Celeste Maloy
Republican
Tony Wied
Republican
Juan Ciscomani
Republican
Mike Haridopolos
Republican
Mark Messmer
Republican
James Comer
Republican
David Joyce
Republican
Mike Flood
Republican
Cliff Bentz
Republican
Bruce Westerman
Republican
Carlos Gimenez
Republican
Chip Roy
Republican