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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 10349 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the Attorney General 

to investigate alleged violations of the partial birth abortion ban. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 10, 2024 

Mr. SELF (for himself and Mrs. MILLER of Illinois) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

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

birth abortion ban. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ensuring Justice for 

5 Victims of Partial-Birth Abortion Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. INVESTIGATION INTO REMAINS OF 5 BABIES DIS7 COVERED IN WASHINGTON, DC. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall con9 duct an investigation to determine whether there was a 

10 violation of section 1531 of title 18, United States Code, 


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1 (commonly known as the ‘‘Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act 

2 of 2003’’) in connection with the remains of the 5 babies 

3 that were discovered by the DC Metropolitan Police De4 partment on March 30, 2022. 

5 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 

6 of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall sub7 mit to the Congress a report containing a detailed descrip8 tion of the Attorney General’s investigation conducted 

9 under subsection (a) into the circumstances surrounding 

10 the deaths of each baby that was recovered, including any 

11 enforcement action taken. 

12 SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO INVESTIGATE VIOLATIONS OF 

13 THE PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION BAN. 

14 Section 1531 of title 18, United States Code, is 

15 amended by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(f) The Attorney General shall investigate and take 

17 appropriate enforcement action for alleged violations of 

18 this section.’’. 

19 SEC. 4. MANDATORY REPORTING OF VIOLATIONS. 

20 A health care practitioner or any employee of a hos21 pital, a physician’s office, or an abortion clinic who has 

22 knowledge of a violation of section 1531 of title 18, United 

23 States Code, shall immediately report such violation to an 

24 appropriate State or Federal law enforcement agency, or 

25 to both. 


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1 SEC. 5. REPORT ON VIOLATIONS OF THE PARTIAL-BIRTH 

2 ABORTION BAN. 

3 Not later than October 1 of each year, the Attorney 

4 General shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary 

5 of the House of Representatives and of the Senate, and 

6 publish on the website of the Department of Justice, a 

7 report that includes the following: 

8 (1) A list of steps taken by the Department of 

9 Justice to inform abortion providers of their respon10 sibility to comply with section 1531 of title 18, 

11 United States Code. 

12 (2) The number of alleged violations of such 

13 section during the previous 10-year period, a de14 scription of all efforts taken by the Department of 

15 Justice to investigate such alleged violations, and the 

16 number of enforcement actions related to such al17 leged violations, including any preliminary investiga18 tion of, prosecution of, and charges filed in connec19 tion with such alleged violations. 

20 SEC. 6. GAO REPORT. 

21 Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 

22 of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

23 shall conduct a review of the enforcement actions taken 

24 in connection with alleged violations of section 1531 of 

25 title 18, United States Code, during fiscal years 2004 

26 through 2024, and submit to the Committees on the JudiVerDate Sep 11 2014 18:35 Jan 09, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H10349.IH H10349

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1 ciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate 

2 a report on such review, including any recommendations, 

3 particularly with respect strengthening the enforcement of 

4 such section, that the Comptroller General determines ap5 propriate. 

6 SEC. 7. SEVERABILITY. 

7 If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by 

8 this Act, or the application of such provision or amend9 ment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconsti10 tutional, the remainder of this Act, the amendments made 

11 by this Act, and the application of such to any other per12 son or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. 

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