HR21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
119th Congress (2025–2027) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
119th Congress (2025–2027) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 2 |
| Chamber | House |
| Latest vote | 2025-01-23: Passed |
| Latest action | 2025-01-24: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Policy area | Crime and Law Enforcement |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act This bill establishes requirements for the degree of care a health care practitioner must provide in the case of a child born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion. Specifically, a health care practitioner who is present must (1) exercise the same degree of care as would reasonably be provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and (2) ensure the child is immediately admitted to a hospital. Additionally, a health care practitioner or other employee who has knowledge of a failure to comply with the degree-of-care requirements must immediately report such failure to law enforcement. A health care practitioner who fails to provide the required degree of care, or a health care practitioner or other employee who fails to report such failure, is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both. An individual who intentionally kills or attempts to kill a child born alive is subject to prosecution for murder. The bill bars the criminal prosecution of a mother of a child born alive under this bill and allows her to bring a civil action against a health care practitioner or other employee for violations.
Subjects: Abortion, Civil actions and liability, Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation, Health personnel, Legal fees and court costs, Medical ethics, Violent crime
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-23 | House | Yea-and-Nay | Passed | 214 | 201 | 11 | Official tally |
| 2025-01-23 | House | Yea-and-Nay | Failed | 202 | 213 | 11 | Official tally |
HR21 in the 118th Congress (2023–2025): Strategic Production Response Act
HR21 (Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act) was introduced in the 119th Congress (2025–2027) by Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2].
On 2025-01-24: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2 recorded votes in the 119th Congress. The most recent, on 2025-01-23, was "Yea-and-Nay": Passed.
No. Bill numbers restart each Congress. HR21 was also used in the 118th Congress for different legislation.