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Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act

USA119th CongressHR-636| House 
| Updated: 1/22/2025
Claudia Tenney

Claudia Tenney

Republican Representative

New York

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill aims to strengthen legal protections for facilities providing counseling about abortion alternatives and for places of religious worship. It achieves this by amending sections of title 18 of the United States Code to increase both criminal penalties and civil remedies for acts of violence or obstruction targeting these specific locations. Specifically, the legislation mandates a potential imprisonment of up to three years for a first offense involving an abortion-alternative facility or a place of religious worship , provided the conduct was not solely a nonviolent physical obstruction. It also significantly raises civil penalties, imposing fines of $20,000 per violation and $25,000 for a first violation in such cases. Furthermore, the bill extends existing federal penalties for the destruction of buildings by fire or explosive to explicitly cover abortion-alternative facilities and places of religious worship , ensuring a minimum 7-year imprisonment for such acts.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-8584
Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-1771
Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 22, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-8584
    Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-1771
    Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act


  • January 22, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 22, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

AbortionCivil actions and liabilityCrimes against propertyCriminal procedure and sentencingFamily planning and birth controlFiresReligionU.S. Sentencing Commission

Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act

USA119th CongressHR-636| House 
| Updated: 1/22/2025
This bill aims to strengthen legal protections for facilities providing counseling about abortion alternatives and for places of religious worship. It achieves this by amending sections of title 18 of the United States Code to increase both criminal penalties and civil remedies for acts of violence or obstruction targeting these specific locations. Specifically, the legislation mandates a potential imprisonment of up to three years for a first offense involving an abortion-alternative facility or a place of religious worship , provided the conduct was not solely a nonviolent physical obstruction. It also significantly raises civil penalties, imposing fines of $20,000 per violation and $25,000 for a first violation in such cases. Furthermore, the bill extends existing federal penalties for the destruction of buildings by fire or explosive to explicitly cover abortion-alternative facilities and places of religious worship , ensuring a minimum 7-year imprisonment for such acts.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-8584
Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-1771
Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 22, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-8584
    Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-1771
    Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act


  • January 22, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 22, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Claudia Tenney

Claudia Tenney

Republican Representative

New York

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AbortionCivil actions and liabilityCrimes against propertyCriminal procedure and sentencingFamily planning and birth controlFiresReligionU.S. Sentencing Commission