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Union Calendar No. 483 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2299 
[Report No. 112–671] 
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 
JUNE 22, 2011 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mrs. 
SCHMIDT, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. ROE of Ten-
nessee, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. 
SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. ADERHOLT, 
Mr. AKIN, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. JONES, Mr. MICA, Mr. POSEY, Mr. 
MCCOTTER, Mr. OLSON, Mr. PITTS, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. HENSARLING, 
Mr. RIVERA, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. WEST, Mr. DANIEL 
E. LUNGREN of California, Mr. SOUTHERLAND, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. 
DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. CANSECO, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. 
DIAZ-BALART, Mr. CARTER, Mr. FLEMING, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. 
SMITH of Texas, Mr. TERRY, Mr. WOLF, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. PENCE, 
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. GAR-
RETT, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. 
TIBERI, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana, Mr. SCALISE, Ms. 
FOXX, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. SHIMKUS, 
Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. CHABOT, Ms. BUERKLE, 
Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. 
BURTON of Indiana, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. 
YOUNG of Florida, Mr. LATTA, Mrs. ADAMS, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. 
BENISHEK, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. CONAWAY, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, 
Mr. ROGERS
of Kentucky, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. AUSTRIA, Mr. 
FARENTHOLD, Mr. HERGER, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. KING 
of New York, Mr. MILLER of Florida, and Mr. STEARNS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
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Additional sponsors: Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. GALLE-
GLY, Mr. MARINO, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. HULTGREN, 
Mr. COBLE, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. GUINTA, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. COS-
TELLO, Mr. FORBES, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. 
SCHOCK, Mr. LONG, Mr. HALL, Mr. CAMP, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. 
DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. TURNER of 
Ohio, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. SCOTT of South 
Carolina, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. 
LATHAM, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, Mrs. NOEM, Mrs. EMER-
SON, Mr. KLINE, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. LANDRY, Mr. SCHIL-
LING, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. WALSH of Illinois, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. 
TURNER of New York, Mr. BERG, Mr. GOHMERT, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. BOU-
STANY, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. BONNER, Mr. COLE, Mr. THOMP-
SON of Pennsylvania, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. SIMPSON, 
Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. UPTON, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. RAHALL, 
Mr. PEARCE, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of 
Texas, Mr. RIGELL, Mr. FLORES, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. GRIFFITH of 
Virginia, Mr. QUAYLE, Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mr. MURPHY of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. CRAVAACK, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. KELLY, Mrs. 
MYRICK, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. 
WESTMORELAND, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. 
KINGSTON, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, and Mr. HURT 
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Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking 
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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 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 
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under this title or imprisoned not more than one 
year, or both. 
‘‘(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. 
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