Ban abortions after 20 weeks except when the mother's life is at risk.

Austin Scott · Georgia · Republican

policy impact 0.86 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 98%

Occurrences

Ban abortion after 20 weeks, except for maternal life. (May 2015)

Supports a 20-week abortion ban with a maternal-life exception.

Austin Scott on the Issues
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Evidence

The bill would make it a federal crime to perform or attempt an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age is 20 weeks or more, with exceptions for life of the pregnant woman, rape, or incest. Congress.gov shows the measure passed the House but was not enacted into law.

This is the closest federal vehicle to the promise: a 20-week abortion ban with a life-of-the-mother exception, but it did not become law.

never same_term A for effort

H.R. 36 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act | Congress.gov
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA-8) as a cosponsor of H.R. 36 on 2017-09-26.

Scott actively supported the 20-week ban proposal in Congress by cosponsoring it.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 36 Cosponsors | Congress.gov
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House roll call 549 on H.R. 36 shows the bill passed the House 237-189 on October 3, 2017.

The House advanced the 20-week abortion ban, but only one chamber approved it and it did not become law.

never same_term A for effort

Roll Call 549 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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Actions Overview shows H.R. 36 passed the House on 10/03/2017 and the latest action was Senate referral on 10/04/2017. The bill page tracker lists the bill as having passed the House, not enacted into law.

Closest federal vehicle for the promise was advanced in one chamber only and never became law.

never same_term A for effort

All Information (Except Text) for H.R.36 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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House Roll Call 549 records final passage of H.R. 36 on 10/03/2017.

Austin Scott’s policy line was pursued through a real House vote, but the measure stopped after House passage.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 549 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Austin Scott cosponsored H.R. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which closely matched the promise by proposing a federal ban on abortions at 20 weeks or later with a life-of-the-mother exception and other exceptions. The bill passed the House during Scott's term in 2017, but it was not enacted into federal law after Senate referral. Because the promised federal policy outcome was not delivered, but Scott made a serious legislative attempt, this is a failed promise with effort credit.

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never same_term A for effort

The promised policy outcome was not delivered because the 20-week federal abortion ban did not become law. H.R. 36 was a serious legislative vehicle matching the promise closely, and Austin Scott cosponsored it; the House passed it, but it was not enacted. That supports recognizing effort while classifying the outcome as failed.

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