H.R. 5637 — Introduced in House

I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5637 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 26, 2018Mr. Latta (for himself, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Turner, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Jones, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Harper, Mr. Norman, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Flores, Mr. Banks of Indiana, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Olson, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, and Mrs. Hartzler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the unlawful disposal of fetal remains, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting the Dignity of Unborn Children Act of 2018. 2. Prohibiting unlawful disposal of fetal remains (a) Prohibiting unlawful disposal of fetal remains Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 125 Unlawful Disposal of Fetal Remains 2741. Unlawful disposal of fetal remains (a) In general Whoever recklessly disposes of or abandons fetal remains in a landfill or in any of the navigable waters of the United States shall be imprisoned not more than 3 years or fined under this title, or both. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the prosecution of any woman for the disposal of the remains of her unborn child. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Fetal remains The term fetal remains means any part of a human fetus that is deceased by reason of an abortion, but does not include any such part that has been cremated. (2) Landfill The term landfill means a sanitary landfill, as such term is defined in section 1004(26) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act. (3) Navigable waters The term navigable waters has the meaning given such term in section 502(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of chapters for such part is amended by inserting, after the item pertaining to chapter 123, the following: 125.Unlawful disposal of fetal remains2741 .