S.311: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

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March 15, 2020 8th
March 8, 2020 5th
March 1, 2020 3rd
March 10, 2019 6th

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Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act This bill establishes requirements for the degree of care a health care practitioner must exercise in the event a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion. A health care practitioner who is present must (1) exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to another child born alive at the same gestational age, and (2) immediately admit the child to a hospital. The...

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Feb. 25, 2020

Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 41. Record Vote Number: 58.

Feb. 25, 2020

Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 41. Record Vote Number: 58. (CR S1136)

Feb. 13, 2020
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
Feb. 13, 2020
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.
Feb. 13, 2020
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
Feb. 13, 2020
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (CR S1062)
Feb. 13, 2020
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S1062)
Feb. 13, 2020
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S1062)
Feb. 25, 2019

Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 44. Record Vote Number: 27. (CR S1422)

Feb. 25, 2019
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1414)
Feb. 14, 2019
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the consideration of measure presented in Senate.
Feb. 14, 2019
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
Feb. 14, 2019
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the consideration of measure presented in Senate. (CR S1364)
Feb. 14, 2019
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S1364)
Feb. 4, 2019
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 17.
Jan. 31, 2019
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jan. 31, 2019

Introduced in the Senate by Ben Sasse (R-Neb.)

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