I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8926 
To require an Inspector General report on domestic violent extremism against 
pregnancy centers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, Mrs. 
LESKO, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. BANKS, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. KELLY of Pennsyl-
vania, Ms. FOXX, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. CARTER of 
Georgia, Mr. GUEST, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. WEBER
of Texas, Mr. 
GROTHMAN, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN 
of Florida, Mr. BABIN, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. LATTA, Mr. BENTZ, Mr. 
WENSTRUP, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. WEBSTER 
of Florida, Mr. BUCK, Mr. MANN, and Mr. DUNCAN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require an Inspector General report on domestic violent 
extremism against pregnancy centers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect Pregnancy 
Care Centers Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
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(1) Pregnancy centers are community-based, 
non-profit organizations that provide compassionate 
support and resources to women and couples facing 
unexpected pregnancy and offer life-affirming alter-
natives to abortion. 
(2) In 2019 alone, 2,700 pregnancy centers 
across the United States provided almost 2,000,000 
people free services and material items that were es-
timated to be worth approximately $270,000,000. 
(3) The services, which are generally provided 
at no cost to the patient, included almost 732,000 
pregnancy 
tests, 
more 
than 
486,000 
free 
ultrasounds, 160,200 STI/STD tests, offering more 
than 291,000 clients parenting and prenatal edu-
cation programs, offering more than 21,000 clients 
after-abortion support, offering more than 881,000 
students sexual risk avoidance education presen-
tations, providing nearly 1.3 million packs of dia-
pers, providing more than two million baby outfits, 
providing over 30,000 new car seats, and providing 
over 19,000 strollers. 
(4) In 2019 alone, pregnancy centers were 
served by 68,832 workers and 80 percent of these 
workers (53,855) were volunteers. The pregnancy 
centers employed nearly 3,800 licensed medical staff, 
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and over 6,400 licensed medical professionals volun-
teered their time and skills. In total, 10,215 licensed 
medical staff provided care through pregnancy cen-
ters across the Nation. 
(5) From 2016 to 2020, an estimated 828,131 
unborn babies’ lives have been saved through the 
work of pregnancy care centers. 
(6) Section 248 of title 18, United States Code, 
established penalties (including prison sentences) for 
anyone who intentionally damages or destroys the 
property of a pregnancy center or ‘‘by force or 
threat of force or by physical obstruction, inten-
tionally injures, intimidates or interferes with or at-
tempts to injure’’ any person because he or she is 
obtaining services from or providing services at a 
pregnancy center. 
(7) In June 2022, the Department of Home-
land Security issued a Summary of Terrorism 
Threat to the United States highlighting the danger 
posed by domestic violent extremists, but this term 
is not defined in statute and a common definition 
does not exist within Federal agencies. 
(8) On Friday, June 24, 2022, the Supreme 
Court of the United States issued the landmark 
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization de-
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cision holding, ‘‘The Constitution does not confer a 
right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled; and 
the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the 
people and their elected representatives’’. 
(9) Seven weeks earlier, on Monday, May 2, 
2022, a leaked draft opinion was published, consti-
tuting an unprecedented attack on the judicial 
branch. 
(10) Following the Dobbs leak, the United 
States saw a rise of domestic violent extremism 
against pro-life centers and organizations, pregnancy 
care centers, and religious institutions. These terror 
attacks included arson, fire bombings, vandalism, 
and other property damage. 
(11) Pregnancy centers alone reported more 
than 60 attacks between May 3, 2022, and August 
21, 2022. 
(12) On May 3, 2022, Trotter House in Austin, 
Texas, was vandalized and perpetrators graffitied 
derogatory comments as well as digging up memorial 
bricks and throwing them into the grass. 
(13) On May 4, 2022, CareNet in Frederick, 
Maryland, was also vandalized with pro-abortion 
graffiti. 
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(14) On May 5, 2022, the Southeast Portland 
Pregnancy Resource Center in Portland, Oregon, 
had its windows broken and the building was spray 
painted. 
(15) First Step Pregnancy Resource Center in 
Bangor, Maine, reported that its sign and sign hold-
er were ripped off. 
(16) On May 7, 2022, both First Care Wom-
en’s Health in Manassas, Virginia, and Loreto 
House in Denton, Texas, were vandalized with pro- 
abortion graffiti. 
(17) On Mother’s Day, May 8, 2022, after the 
Office of Wisconsin Family Action was set on fire, 
a ‘‘Communique´’’ posted online and signed ‘‘Jane’s 
Revenge’’ stated, ‘‘This was only a warning . . . Wis-
consin is the first flashpoint, but we are all over the 
US, and we will issue no further warnings.’’. 
(18) The Communique´ further stated, ‘‘We de-
mand the disbanding of all anti-choice establish-
ments, fake clinics, and violent anti-choice groups 
within the next thirty days . . .’’ and ‘‘we will not 
stop, we will not back down’’. 
(19) Between May 7–8, 2022, Woman to 
Woman Pregnancy Resource Center in Denton, 
Texas, was vandalized. 
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(20) On May 15, 2022, BirthRight of Frederick 
in Frederick, Maryland, was vandalized with pro- 
abortion graffiti. 
(21) On May 11, 2022, Family Life Services in 
Ypsilanti, Michigan, was vandalized with pro-abor-
tion graffiti. 
(22) On May 13, 2022, Alpha Pregnancy Cen-
ter in Reisterstown, Maryland, was vandalized with 
spray paint of pro-abortion messages that were 
signed ‘‘Jane’s Revenge’’. 
(23) On May 15, 2022, His Nesting Place 
Home for Mothers & Children in Long Beach, Cali-
fornia, was attacked. 
(24) On May 25, 2022, Next Step Pregnancy 
Services in Lynnwood, Washington, was vandalized 
with graffiti reading ‘‘if abortion isn’t safe, then you 
aren’t either’’ and signed ‘‘Jane’s Revenge’’. 
(25) On May 18, 2022, employees’ cars and the 
sign at Women’s Hope Medical Clinic in Auburn, 
Alabama, were keyed. 
(26) On May 27, 2022, Dove Medical Clinic in 
Eugene, Oregon, was vandalized with pro-abortion 
graffiti. 
(27) Between May 28, 2022, and May 30, 
2022, South Broward Pregnancy Center in Holly-
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wood, Florida, was vandalized with pro-abortion 
graffiti stating ‘‘if abortions aren’t safe, then you 
aren’t either’’ and signed ‘‘Jane’s Revenge’’. 
(28) On May 30, 2022, a statement posted on-
line and signed ‘‘Jane’s Revenge’’ called for a 
‘‘Night of Rage’’, saying, ‘‘[w]e need them to be 
afraid of us’’, ‘‘[carry] that anger out into the world 
and [express] it physically’’, and ‘‘[to] those who 
work to oppress us: If abortion isn’t safe, you aren’t 
either. We are everywhere.’’. 
(29) On June 2, 2022, the Community Preg-
nancy Center in Anchorage, Alaska, was spray 
painted with pro-abortion graffiti, had its front door 
broken, and had nails placed upright in the parking 
lot. 
(30) On June 2, 2022, Agape Pregnancy Cen-
ter in Des Moines, Iowa, was spray painted with vul-
gar pro-abortion messages like ‘‘god loves abortion’’ 
and its windows were broken. A statement posted on 
social media and signed ‘‘Jane’s Revenge’’ claimed 
responsibility. 
(31) On June 3, 2022, pro-abortion graffiti ref-
erencing Jane’s Revenge was spray painted on the 
Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center in Washington, DC. 
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(32) On the weekend of June 4–5, 2022, pro- 
abortion posters were plastered on the on the door 
of CareNet Pregnancy & Family Services of Puget 
Sound in Federal Way, Washington. CareNet’s sign 
was also shredded. 
(33) On June 6, 2022, the windows of Moun-
tain Area Pregnancy Services in Asheville, North 
Carolina, were smashed and the sidewalk was spray 
painted with ‘‘if abortions aren’t safe, then neither 
are you’’. 
(34) On June 7, 2022, CompassCare Preg-
nancy 
Services 
in 
Buffalo, 
New 
York, 
was 
firebombed and graffitied. A statement posted online 
and signed ‘‘Jane’s Revenge’’ claimed responsibility. 
(35) On June 8, 2022, or June 9, 2022, Op-
tions 360 in Vancouver, Washington, was vandalized 
with red paint and graffiti saying ‘‘Jane was here.’’. 
(36) On June 10, 2022, a fire at Gresham 
Pregnancy Resource Center in Gresham, Oregon, 
was labeled by police as ‘‘suspicious’’. 
(37) On June 11, 2022, HOPE Pregnancy 
Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, had its win-
dows smashed and graffiti was spray painted on the 
building. 
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(38) 
On 
June 
14, 
2022, 
another 
‘‘Communique´’’ posted online and signed ‘‘Jane’s 
Revenge’’ stated, ‘‘We have demonstrated in the 
past month how easy and fun it is to attack . . . 
From here forward, any anti-choice group who closes 
their doors, and stops operating will no longer be a 
target. But until you do, it’s open season, and we 
know where your operations are.’’. 
(39) On June 15, 2022, 126 House Repub-
licans sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Gar-
land asking the Department of Justice to investigate 
these acts of domestic terrorism. 
(40) On June 19, 2022, the Lennon Center in 
Dearborn Heights, Michigan, was vandalized, leaving 
windows smashed and 3 glass doors shattered. The 
Pregnancy Counseling Center of Redford Township, 
Michigan, was graffitied. A statement posted online 
claimed responsibility for both attacks and said 
‘‘Jane will have her revenge’’. 
(41) On June 24, 2022, Pregnancy Resource 
Center of Salt Lake City in Salt Lake City, Utah, 
was vandalized. 
(42) On June 25, 2022, Life Choices in 
Longmont, Colorado, was vandalized with spray 
paint of pro-abortion propaganda. 
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(43) On June 25, 2022, Blue Ridge Pregnancy 
Center in Lynchburg, Virginia, was vandalized with 
pro-abortion spray paint which said ‘‘if abortion aint 
safe, you aint safe’’, among other pro-abortion prop-
aganda. 
(44) On June 25, 2022, Tree of Life Pregnancy 
Support Center in Paso Robles, California, had its 
windows broken and was vandalized with spray 
painted symbols. Police shared that Jane’s Revenge 
had sent Tree of Life a letter saying that they in-
tended to cause harm and damage the center. 
(45) On June 25, 2022, a statement posted on-
line and signed ‘‘Jane’s Revenge’’ claimed responsi-
bility for attacking Avenues Pregnancy Center in 
Glendale, California, with spray paint saying ‘‘if 
abortions aren’t safe neither are you’’. Jane’s Re-
venge also posted a ‘‘communique´’’. The statement 
said, ‘‘We will hunt you down and make your lives 
a living hell. You started this war but we will win 
it. So far its just been pregnancy crisis centers, but 
tomorrow it might be your cars, your homes, or even 
your lives. We support a diversity of tactics and we 
will not step down in this fight.’’. 
(46) On June 25, 2022, Jane’s Revenge pub-
lished on its website, ‘‘Everyone with the urge to 
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paint, to burn, to cut, to jam: now is the time. Go 
forth and manifest the things you wish to see.’’. 
(47) On June 25, 2022, Options Health in Con-
cord, California, and Informed Choices in Iowa City, 
Iowa, were vandalized. 
(48) Between June 25 and June 26, 2022, 
Heart to Heart Pregnancy Center in Cortez, Colo-
rado, was vandalized. 
(49) Between June 25 and June 26, 2022, pro- 
abortion extremists claimed responsibility for attack-
ing some of the donors of First Image in Portland, 
Oregon. 
(50) Between June 25 and June 26, 2022, pro- 
abortion graffiti saying ‘‘Your time is up’’, ‘‘We’re 
coming for U’’ and ‘‘Jane’s revenge’’ was spray 
painted on LifeChoice Pregnancy Center in Winter 
Haven, Florida. 
(51) On June 26, 2022, a statement posted on-
line and signed ‘‘Jane’s Revenge lives!’’ claimed re-
sponsibility for attacks against BirthRight in Bur-
lington, Vermont. 
(52) On June 29, 2022, a statement posted on-
line and signed ‘‘Jane’s Revenge’’ claimed responsi-
bility for their an attack on Two Hearts Pregnancy 
Aid in Everett, Washington, on June 27, 2022, stat-
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ing that the perpetrators had ‘‘a smashing time with 
their window glass and a flaming cocktail’’. 
(53) On June 29, 2022, police found a smashed 
window and a Molotov cocktail-style device inside 
Hope Clinic for Women in Nashville, Tennessee. 
(54) Overnight between June 27–28, 2022, 
three rocks were used to break the window of A 
Woman’s Friend Pregnancy Resource Clinic in Yuba 
City, California. 
(55) On June 30, 2022, it was reported that 
Pathways Pregnancy Center Littleton, New Hamp-
shire, was vandalized with pro-abortion propaganda. 
(56) On July 3, 2022, Pregnancy Help Medical 
Clinic in Hialeah, Florida, was vandalized with pro- 
abortion graffiti and appeared to connect itself with 
Jane’s Revenge. 
(57) On July 4, 2022, two windows were bro-
ken at Birthright in St. Paul, Minnesota, and pro- 
abortion messages were also graffitied on the build-
ing. 
(58) On July 4, 2022, a rock was thrown 
through the window at Care Net of Puget Sound 
Pregnancy Clinic and an American flag was burned 
on the property. 
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(59) On July 5, 2022, paint was splattered on 
the sign, exterior walls, and windows of the center 
at the Arches New Hope Pregnancy Center in Moab, 
Utah. 
(60) On July 6, 2022, the front window of the 
Pro-Life Union of Greater Philadelphia was smashed 
and their wall was vandalized. A statement posted 
online and signed ‘‘Jane’s Revenge’’ later claimed 
responsibility. 
(61) On July 7, 2022, Problem Pregnancy Re-
source Center and Clearway Clinic in Worchester, 
Massachusetts, was vandalized. ‘‘Jane’s Revenge’’ 
was written on the sidewalk outside both clinics. 
(62) On July 12, 2022, Woman’s New Life 
Clinic in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was vandalized. 
(63) On July 12, 2022, the executive director 
of the Alternatives Pregnancy Center in Sacramento, 
California, testified before the Senate Committee on 
the Judiciary that ‘‘we had to call police when a 
man approached our care center with threats and a 
machete.’’. 
(64) The director testified, ‘‘Our Sacramento 
center has been forced to hire 24-hour on-site secu-
rity. We’ve had to reinforce doors and bulletproof 
walls and windows. We’ve removed rocks from our 
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