Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act
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Cosponsors (13)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)Original· 2025-01-23
- James E. Risch (R-ID)Original· 2025-01-23
- James Lankford (R-OK)Original· 2025-01-23
- Jim Banks (R-IN)Original· 2025-01-23
- John Boozman (R-AR)Original· 2025-01-23
- Josh Hawley (R-MO)Original· 2025-01-23
- Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL)Original· 2025-01-23
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)Original· 2025-01-23
- Ted Budd (R-NC)Original· 2025-01-23
- Tim Sheehy (R-MT)Original· 2025-01-23
- Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)· 2025-01-29
- Pete Ricketts (R-NE)· 2025-06-03
- John Barrasso (R-WY)· 2026-03-12
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Plain-English Summary
Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act This bill creates new federal crimes related to the performance of an abortion on an unborn child who has Down syndrome. 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 such an abortion may not be prosecuted or held civilly liable.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
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