I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 692 
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 24, 2017 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. JONES, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. HULTGREN, 
Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. 
DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. SHIM-
KUS, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. BARLETTA, 
Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Ms. FOXX, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. CURBELO of 
Florida, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. YOHO, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. 
HENSARLING, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. 
LATTA, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. OLSON, Mrs. BLACKBURN, 
Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. LAMALFA, 
Mr. MESSER, Mr. CHABOT, and Mr. AMASH) 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, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Child Interstate Abor-
tion Notification Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS IN CIRCUMVENTION 
OF CERTAIN LAWS RELATING TO ABORTION. 
Title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after chapter 117 the following: 
‘‘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 
abortion. 
‘‘§ 2431. Transportation of minors in circumvention of 
certain laws relating to abortion 
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.— 
‘‘(1) GENERALLY.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), whoever knowingly transports a minor 
across a State line, with the intent that such minor 
obtain an abortion, and thereby in fact abridges the 
right of a parent under a law requiring parental in-
volvement in a minor’s abortion decision, in force in 
the State where the minor resides, shall be fined 
under this title or imprisoned not more than one 
year, or both. 
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‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this 
subsection, an abridgement of the right of a parent 
occurs if an abortion is performed or induced on the 
minor, in a State or a foreign nation other than the 
State where the minor resides, without the parental 
consent or notification, or the judicial authorization, 
that would have been required by that law had the 
abortion been performed in the State where the 
minor resides. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) The prohibition of subsection (a) does not 
apply if the abortion was necessary to save the life 
of the minor because her life was endangered by a 
physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, 
including a life endangering physical condition 
caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself. 
‘‘(2) A minor transported in violation of this 
section, and any parent of that minor, may not be 
prosecuted or sued for a violation of this section, a 
conspiracy to violate this section, or an offense 
under section 2 or 3 of this title based on a violation 
of this section. 
‘‘(c) AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE.—It is an affirmative 
defense to a prosecution for an offense, or to a civil action, 
based on a violation of this section that the defendant— 
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‘‘(1) reasonably believed, based on information 
the defendant obtained directly from a parent of the 
minor, that before the minor obtained the abortion, 
the parental consent or notification took place that 
would have been required by the law requiring pa-
rental involvement in a minor’s abortion decision, 
had the abortion been performed in the State where 
the minor resides; or 
‘‘(2) was presented with documentation showing 
with a reasonable degree of certainty that a court in 
the minor’s State of residence waived any parental 
notification required by the laws of that State, or 
otherwise authorized that the minor be allowed to 
procure an abortion. 
‘‘(d) CIVIL ACTION.—Any parent who suffers harm 
from a violation of subsection (a) may obtain appropriate 
relief in a civil action unless the parent has committed 
an act of incest with the minor subject to subsection (a). 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘abortion’ means the use or pre-
scription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any 
other substance or device— 
‘‘(A) to intentionally kill the unborn child 
of a woman known to be pregnant; or 
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‘‘(B) to intentionally prematurely termi-
nate the pregnancy of a woman known to be 
pregnant, with an intention other than to in-
crease the probability of a live birth or of pre-
serving the life or health of the child after live 
birth, or to remove a dead unborn child; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘law requiring parental involve-
ment in a minor’s abortion decision’ means a law— 
‘‘(A) requiring, before an abortion is per-
formed on a minor, either— 
‘‘(i) the notification to, or consent of, 
a parent of that minor; or 
‘‘(ii) proceedings in a State court; and 
‘‘(B) that does not provide as an alter-
native to the requirements described in sub-
paragraph (A) notification to or consent of any 
person or entity who is not described in that 
subparagraph; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘minor’ means an individual who 
is not older than the maximum age requiring paren-
tal notification or consent, or proceedings in a State 
court, under the law requiring parental involvement 
in a minor’s abortion decision; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘parent’ means— 
‘‘(A) a parent or guardian; 
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‘‘(5) the term ‘minor’ means an individual who 
has not attained the age of 18 years and who is not 
emancipated under the law of the State in which the 
minor resides; 
‘‘(6) the term ‘parent’ means— 
‘‘(A) a parent or guardian; 
‘‘(B) a legal custodian; or 
‘‘(C) a person standing in loco parentis 
who has care and control of the minor, and 
with whom the minor regularly resides, 
as determined by State law; 
‘‘(7) the term ‘physician’ means a doctor of 
medicine legally authorized to practice medicine by 
the State in which such doctor practices medicine, or 
any other person legally empowered under State law 
to perform an abortion; and 
‘‘(8) the term ‘State’ includes the District of 
Columbia and any commonwealth, possession, or 
other territory of the United States, and any Indian 
tribe or reservation.’’. 
SEC. 4. CLERICAL AMENDMENT. 
The table of chapters at the beginning of part I of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to chapter 117 the following new items: 
‘‘117A. Transportation of minors in circumvention of 
certain laws relating to abortion .................... 2431
‘‘117B. Child interstate abortion notification ........................ 2435’’. 
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