118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 792Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.

Crime and law enforcement
Introduced Feb 2, 2023
Last action Feb 2, 2023
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill creates new federal crimes related to transporting a minor across state lines for an abortion. Specifically, the bill makes it a crime to knowingly transport a minor across a state line to obtain an abortion without satisfying the requirements of a parental involvement law in the minor's resident state. A parental involvement law requires parental consent or notification, or judicial authorization, for a minor to obtain an abortion. The bill prohibits an individual who has committed incest with a minor from knowingly transporting the minor across a state line to receive an abortion. Finally, the bill makes it a crime for a physician to knowingly perform or induce an abortion on...

Provisions · 5 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 2 actions
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 2, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.