Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act
H.R. 636119th Congress

Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act

Introduced in the HouseRep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24)6 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · Jan 22, 2025

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act.

(a) Criminal penalties

Section 248(b)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting, except that for a first offense, if the conduct involved a facility described in subsection (a)(3) that exclusively provides abortion-alternative services or involved a place of religious worship and did not involve exclusively a nonviolent physical obstruction, the length of imprisonment shall be not more than 3 years after or both.

(b) Civil remedies

Section 248(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1)(B), in the second sentence, by inserting, or $20,000 per violation for conduct involving a facility described in subsection (a)(3) that exclusively provides abortion-alternative services or involving a place of religious worship after per violation; and

(2) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by inserting, $25,000 for a first violation, if the violation involved a facility described in subsection (a)(3) that exclusively provides abortion-alternative services or involved a place of religious worship and did not involve exclusively a nonviolent physical obstruction, after physical obstruction.

Section 3. Destruction of buildings, vehicles, and property

Section 844(i) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting or if the building is a facility described in section 248(a)(3) that exclusively provides abortion-alternative services or is a place of religious worship, before shall be imprisoned for not less than 7 years.

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