Introduced in the 113th Congress (2013-2014)
TThe Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA) would make it
illegal to take a minor across a state line to evade the requirements of a
pre-abortion parental involvement law in the girl’s home state.
Most states have either a parental notification or consent law, but not all.
In some cases, a girl can be transported by an older boyfriend or other
adult across a state line in order to have her baby aborted without the
girl’s parents knowing. CIANA would bar anyone from transporting a minor to
another state for the purpose of circumventing a parental involvement
statute. It would also require an abortionist to notify the parents of a
minor from out of state that their daughter is seeking an abortion from him.
In the House, CIANA is numbered H.R. 732; in the Senate, it is S. 369.
Text
The complete text of H.R. 732 may be found at
https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/732/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22hr732%22%5D%7D
The complete text of S. 369 may be found at
https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/369/text
Co-Sponsors
H.R. 732 was introduced by Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27). A list
of its 115 co-sponsors may be found at
https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/732/cosponsors
S. 369 was introduced by Senator Marco Rubio (FL). A list of its 28
co-sponsors may be found at
https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/369/cosponsors
Status – H.R. 732
2-14-13 Introduced in the House of Representatives.
2-14-13 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
4-8-13 Referred by the Committee on the Judiciary to the Subcommittee on the
Constitution and Civil Justice.
4-8-13 Referred by the Committee on the Judiciary to the Subcommittee on
Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Status – S. 369
2-14-13 Introduced in the Senate.
2-14-13 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Statements – H.R. 732 & S. 369
2-14-13
Statements in support of CIANA by Congresswoman Ileana
Ros-Lehtinen; Senator Marco Rubio; Senator Mitch McConnell; Senator Orrin
Hatch; Senator Roy Blunt; Senator John Boozman; Senator Richard Burr;
Senator Saxby Chambliss; Senator Charles Grassley; Senator James Inhofe;
Senator Mike Johanns; and Senator Jim Risch.