Summary
This bill would establish legal requirements for how healthcare practitioners must treat infants born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion. Under the proposed law, any healthcare provider present at such a birth would be required to provide the same degree of care as would be given to any other newborn at the same gestational age and ensure the child is immediately admitted to a hospital. Healthcare workers who become aware of a failure to meet these care standards would be required to immediately report the violation to law enforcement.
The bill would impose criminal penalties for violations, including fines and up to five years in prison for healthcare providers who fail to provide the required care or fail to report such failures. Additionally, anyone who intentionally kills or attempts to kill a child born alive could be prosecuted for murder. However, the bill specifically prohibits criminal prosecution of the mother and would allow mothers to pursue civil lawsuits against healthcare practitioners or employees for violations of these requirements.
Currently, this bill has been introduced in the Senate but has not yet advanced to committee action. Most introduced bills do not progress further in the legislative process.
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Lifecycle of the Bill
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S283)
Jan 22, 2025
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 11. (CR S294-295)
Jan 22, 2025
Jan 22, 2025, 2:38 PM ET
SenateRejected
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
52 Yes
47 No
VoteCloture (MTP)Senate
On January 22, 2025, the Senate voted 52-47 on a cloture motion to proceed to S. 6, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. The vote failed to reach the 60-vote threshold required to invoke cloture and begin formal consideration of the bill. This means the Senate will not move forward with debating the legislation at this time. The vote was entirely along party lines, with all 52 Republicans voting in favor of beginning debate and all 47 Democrats voting against. No senators from either party crossed party lines. Because cloture was not invoked, the bill is blocked at the earliest procedural stage and cannot advance to floor debate under current rules. With the motion to proceed rejected, the bill cannot move forward unless supporters pursue alternative procedural strategies or secure additional votes in a future attempt. The underlying legislation itself was never debated or voted on, as this procedural vote only determined whether the Senate would begin consideration of the measure.
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S275-276)
Jan 21, 2025
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S258)
Jan 20, 2025
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S258)
Jan 20, 2025
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S283)
Jan 22, 2025
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 11. (CR S294-295)
Jan 22, 2025
Jan 22, 2025, 2:38 PM ET
SenateRejected
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
52 Yes
47 No
VoteCloture (MTP)Senate
On January 22, 2025, the Senate voted 52-47 on a cloture motion to proceed to S. 6, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. The vote failed to reach the 60-vote threshold required to invoke cloture and begin formal consideration of the bill. This means the Senate will not move forward with debating the legislation at this time. The vote was entirely along party lines, with all 52 Republicans voting in favor of beginning debate and all 47 Democrats voting against. No senators from either party crossed party lines. Because cloture was not invoked, the bill is blocked at the earliest procedural stage and cannot advance to floor debate under current rules. With the motion to proceed rejected, the bill cannot move forward unless supporters pursue alternative procedural strategies or secure additional votes in a future attempt. The underlying legislation itself was never debated or voted on, as this procedural vote only determined whether the Senate would begin consideration of the measure.
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S275-276)
Jan 21, 2025
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S258)
Jan 20, 2025
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S258)
Jan 20, 2025
Congress
119th Congress
Introduced
Jan 15, 2025
