I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 627 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across 
State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents 
in abortion decisions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2021 
Mr. WRIGHT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking 
minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requir-
ing the involvement of parents in abortion decisions. 
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 ‘‘Child Custody Protec-
tion Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS IN CIRCUMVENTION 
OF CERTAIN LAWS RELATING TO ABORTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part I of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 117 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘CHAPTER 
117A—TRANSPORTATION 
OF 
MINORS IN CIRCUMVENTION OF CER-
TAIN LAWS RELATING TO ABORTION 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘2431. Transportation of minors in circumvention of certain laws relating to 
abortion. 
‘‘2432. Transportation of minors in circumvention of certain laws relating to in-
cest. 
‘‘§ 2431. Transportation of minors in circumvention of 
certain laws relating to abortion 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘law requiring parental involve-
ment in a minor’s abortion decision’ means a law in 
force in the State in which a minor resides that— 
‘‘(A) requires, before an abortion is per-
formed on the minor— 
‘‘(i) notification to, or consent of, a 
parent of the minor; or 
‘‘(ii) judicial authorization from a 
State court; and 
‘‘(B) does not provide as an alternative to 
the requirements described in subparagraph 
(A)— 
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‘‘(i) notification to, or consent of, an 
individual who is not a parent of the 
minor; or 
‘‘(ii) authorization from an entity that 
is not a State court; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘parent’ means— 
‘‘(A) a parent or guardian; 
‘‘(B) a legal custodian; or 
‘‘(C) an individual standing in loco 
parentis who has care and control of a minor, 
with whom the minor regularly resides, and who 
is designated by a law requiring parental in-
volvement in the minor’s abortion decision as 
an individual to whom notification, or from 
whom consent, is required; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘minor’ means an individual who 
is not older than the maximum age requiring paren-
tal notification or consent, or judicial authorization 
from a State court, under a law requiring parental 
involvement in a minor’s abortion decision; and 
‘‘(4) the term ‘State’ includes the District of 
Columbia and any commonwealth, possession, or 
other territory of the United States. 
‘‘(b) OFFENSE.— 
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‘‘(1) GENERALLY.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c), whoever knowingly transports a minor 
across a State line, with the intent that the minor 
obtain an abortion, and thereby in fact abridges the 
right of a parent of the minor under a law requiring 
parental involvement in a minor’s abortion decision, 
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not 
more than 1 year, or both. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, an abridgement of the right of a parent of 
a minor occurs if an abortion is performed on the 
minor, in a State other than the State in which the 
minor resides, without the parental consent or notifi-
cation, or the judicial authorization, that would have 
been required under a law requiring parental in-
volvement in a minor’s abortion decision, had the 
abortion been performed in the State in which the 
minor resides. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) LIFE-ENDANGERING
CONDITIONS.—The 
prohibition under subsection (b) shall not apply in 
the case of an abortion that is necessary to save the 
life of a minor because her life is endangered by a 
physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, 
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