119-hr895

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 895 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 895

To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the Attorney General 
 to investigate alleged violations of the partial birth abortion ban.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 31, 2025

Mr. Self (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Aderholt, Mrs. Miller 
 of Illinois, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Weber of Texas, 
 Mr. Harris of Maryland, Mr. Moore of West Virginia, Mr. Burlison, Mr. 
 Guest, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Babin, and Mr. Harris of North Carolina) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 the Judiciary

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 A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the Attorney General 
 to investigate alleged violations of the partial birth abortion ban.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Justice for Victims of 
Partial-Birth Abortion Act''.

SEC. 2. INVESTIGATION INTO REMAINS OF 5 BABIES DISCOVERED IN 
 WASHINGTON, DC.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall conduct an 
investigation to determine whether there was a violation of 

section 1531 of title 18, United States Code, (commonly known as the ``Partial-
Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003'') in connection with the remains of the 
5 babies that were discovered by the D.C. Metropolitan Police 
Department on March 30, 2022.

    (b) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the Congress a report 
containing a detailed description of the Attorney General's 
investigation conducted under subsection

    (a) into the circumstances 
surrounding the deaths of each baby that was recovered, including any 
enforcement action taken.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO INVESTIGATE VIOLATIONS OF THE PARTIAL-BIRTH 
 ABORTION BAN.

 

Section 1531 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
 ``

    (f) The Attorney General shall investigate and take appropriate 
enforcement action for alleged violations of this section.''.

SEC. 4. MANDATORY REPORTING OF VIOLATIONS.

 A health care practitioner or any employee of a hospital, a 
physician's office, or an abortion clinic who has knowledge of a 
violation of 

section 1531 of title 18, United States Code, shall 
immediately report such violation to an appropriate State or Federal 
law enforcement agency, or to both.

SEC. 5. REPORT ON VIOLATIONS OF THE PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION BAN.

 Not later than October 1 of each year, the Attorney General shall 
submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives and of the Senate, and publish on the website of the 
Department of Justice, a report that includes the following:

    (1) A list of steps taken by the Department of Justice to 
 inform abortion providers of their responsibility to comply 
 with 

section 1531 of title 18, United States Code.

    (2) The number of alleged violations of such section during 
 the previous 10-year period, a description of all efforts taken 
 by the Department of Justice to investigate such alleged 
 violations, and the number of enforcement actions related to 
 such alleged violations, including any preliminary 
 investigation of, prosecution of, and charges filed in 
 connection with such alleged violations.

SEC. 6. GAO REPORT.

 Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of 
the enforcement actions taken in connection with alleged violations of 

section 1531 of title 18, United States Code, during fiscal years 2004 
through 2024, and submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives and of the Senate a report on such review, 
including any recommendations, particularly with respect strengthening 
the enforcement of such section, that the Comptroller General 
determines appropriate.

SEC. 7. SEVERABILITY.

 If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by this Act, or the 
application of such provision or amendment to any person or 
circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, 
the amendments made by this Act, and the application of such to any 
other person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.
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