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PRENDA

USA116th CongressS-182| Senate 
| Updated: 1/17/2019
John Kennedy

John Kennedy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (15)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Kelly Loeffler (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Pat Roberts (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act or PRENDA This bill creates new federal crimes related to the performance of sex-selection abortions (i.e., abortions based on the sex or gender of an unborn child). It subjects a violator to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. It also authorizes civil remedies, including damages and injunctive relief. A woman who undergoes a sex-selection abortion may not be prosecuted or held civilly liable.
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Timeline
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 17, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 20, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2373
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • January 17, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 17, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • May 20, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2373
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2373: PRENDA Act of 2019
AbortionCivil actions and liabilityCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelRight of privacySex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

PRENDA

USA116th CongressS-182| Senate 
| Updated: 1/17/2019
Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act or PRENDA This bill creates new federal crimes related to the performance of sex-selection abortions (i.e., abortions based on the sex or gender of an unborn child). It subjects a violator to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. It also authorizes civil remedies, including damages and injunctive relief. A woman who undergoes a sex-selection abortion may not be prosecuted or held civilly liable.
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Timeline
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 17, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 20, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2373
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • January 17, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 17, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • May 20, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2373
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
John Kennedy

John Kennedy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (15)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Kelly Loeffler (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Pat Roberts (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2373: PRENDA Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AbortionCivil actions and liabilityCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelRight of privacySex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination