PRENDA Act of 2022
United States117th CongressHR-6465House of Representatives
Updated: Nov 1, 2022
Summary
Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2022 or the PRENDA Act of 2022 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
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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