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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10349 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.

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                    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

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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 DC 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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