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PRENDA

USA117th CongressS-86| Senate 
| Updated: 1/28/2021
John Kennedy

John Kennedy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (14)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)Kevin Cramer (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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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-182
PRENDA
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jan 28, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-6465
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-182
    PRENDA


  • January 28, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 28, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-6465
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 117-6465: PRENDA Act of 2022
AbortionCivil actions and liabilityCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelRight of privacySex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

PRENDA

USA117th CongressS-86| Senate 
| Updated: 1/28/2021
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

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-182
PRENDA
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jan 28, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-6465
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-182
    PRENDA


  • January 28, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 28, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-6465
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
John Kennedy

John Kennedy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (14)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 117-6465: PRENDA Act of 2022
  • 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