,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dij  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #aa1        
#bjai,mr4 ,king of ,iowa 7for himself1  
,mr4 ,massie1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4         
,davidson of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,biggs1 ,mr4   
,palmer1 ,mr4 ,fleischmann1 ,mr4        
,duncan1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4    
,palazzo1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4
 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1 
,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4 ,webster of ,florida1
 ,mr4 ,meadows1 ,mr4 ,harris1 ,mr4      
,long1 ,mr4 ,conaway1 ,mr4 ,hill of     
,arkansas1 ,mr4 ,cloud1 ,mr4 ,crawford1 
,mr4 ,mooney of ,west ,virginia1 ,mr4   
,higgins of ,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,kelly of  
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,abraham1 ,mr4       
,aderholt1 ,mr4 ,banks1 ,mr4 ,bishop of 
,utah1 ,mr4 ,perry1 ,mr4 ,hice of       
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,rouzer1 ,mr4 ,williams1 
,mr4 ,carter of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,kelly of  
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,grothman1 ,mr4     
,hudson1 ,mr4 ,austin ,scott of         
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,kustoff of ,tennessee1  
,mr4 ,westerman1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4      

,huizenga1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,jordan1 
,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4 ,arrington1 ,mr4      
,babin1 ,mr4 ,guthrie1 ,mr4 ,emmer1 ,mr4
 ,byrne1 ,mr4 ,rutherford1 ,mr4         
,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,walker1 ,mrs4 ,lesko1 
,mr4 ,womack1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4         
,moolenaar1 ,mr4 ,ratcliffe1 ,mr4       
,gibbs1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 ,mr4 ,estes1 ,mr4
 ,gianforte1 ,mr4 ,fortenberry1 ,mr4    
,holding1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,allen1 ,mr4 
,smith of ,nebraska1 ,mr4 ,la,hood1     
,mrs4 ,wagner1 ,mr4 ,dunn1 and ,mr4     
,carter of ,georgia7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to prohibit abortion in  
cases where a fetal heartbeat is        
detectable4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,heartbeat         
,protection ,act of #bjai4  #b4         
,abortions prohibited without a check   
for fetal heartbeat1 or if a fetal      
heartbeat is detectable  7a7 ,abortions 
prohibited without a check for fetal    

heartbeat1 or if a fetal heartbeat is   
detectable ,chapter #gd of title #ah1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in the chapter heading1 by striking
 ,partial-,birth2  7#b7 by inserting    
after section #aeca the following3      
#aecb4 ,abortions prohibited without a  
check for fetal heartbeat1 or if a fetal
 heartbeat is detectable  7a7 ,offense  
,any physician who knowingly performs an
 abortion and thereby kills a human     
fetus-- 7#a7 without determining1       
according to standard medical practice1 
whether the fetus has a detectable      
heartbeat2  7#b7 without informing the  
mother of the results of that           
determination2 or  7#c7 after           
determining1 according to standard      
medical practice1 that the fetus has a  
detectable heartbeat1  shall be fined   
under this title or imprisoned not more 
than #e years1 or both4 ,this subsection
 does not apply to an abortion that is  
necessary to save the life of a mother  
whose life is endangered by a physical  

disorder1 physical illness1 or physical 
injury1 including a life-endangering    
physical condition caused by or arising 
from the pregnancy itself1 but not      
including psychological or emotional    
conditions4  7b7 ,defendant may seek    
hearing ,a defendant indicted for an    
offense under this section may seek a   
hearing before the ,state ,medical      
,board on whether the physician's       
conduct was necessary to save the life  
of the mother whose life was endangered 
by a physical disorder1 physical        
illness1 or physical injury1 including a
 life-endangering physical condition    
caused by or arising from the pregnancy 
itself1 but not including psychological 
or emotional conditions4 ,the findings  
on that issue are admissible on that    
issue at the trial of the defendant4    
,upon a motion of the defendant1 the    
court shall delay the beginning of the  
trial for not more than #cj days to     
permit such a hearing to take place4    
7c7 ,no liability for the mother on whom

 abortion is performed ,a mother upon   
whom an abortion is performed may not be
 prosecuted under this section1 for a   
conspiracy to violate this section1 or  
for an offense under section #b1 #c1 or 
#d of this title based on a violation of
 this section4  7d7 ,requirement for    
data retention ,the physician shall     
include in the medical file of the      
mother documentation of the             
determination1 according to standard    
medical practice1 of whether the fetus  
has a detectable heartbeat1 the results 
of that determination1 notification of  
the mother of those results1 and any    
information entered into evidence in any
 proceedings under subsection 7b74      
,paragraph 7j77#b7 of section #afd4ecj  
of title #de1 ,code of ,federal         
,regulations1 shall apply to such       
documentation4  7e7 ,severability ,if   
any provision of this section or the    
application of such provision to any    
person or circumstance is held to be    
invalid1 the remainder of this section  

and the application of the provisions of
 the remainder to any person or         
circumstance shall not be affected      
thereby4  2 and  7#c7 in the table of   
sections1 by inserting after the item   
pertaining to section #ahda the         
following3  #aecb4 ,abortions prohibited
 without a check for fetal heartbeat1 or
 if a fetal heartbeat is detectable4  4 
7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of   
chapters for part ,i of title #ah1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended1 in   
the item relating to chapter #gd1 to    
read as follows3  #gd4;,abortions#aeca  
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