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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.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): 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.
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA-8) as a cosponsor of H.R. 36 on 2017-09-26.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Scott actively supported the 20-week ban proposal in Congress by cosponsoring it.
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House roll call 549 on H.R. 36 shows the bill passed the House 237-189 on October 3, 2017.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The House advanced the 20-week abortion ban, but only one chamber approved it and it did not become law.
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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.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Closest federal vehicle for the promise was advanced in one chamber only and never became law.
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House Roll Call 549 records final passage of H.R. 36 on 10/03/2017.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Austin Scott’s policy line was pursued through a real House vote, but the measure stopped after House passage.
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“20 weeks or more. The bill provides exceptions... necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman. This bill has the status Passed House”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill record shows the matching 20-week abortion-ban vehicle with a life-of-the-mother exception advanced only to House passage and Senate referral, not enactment.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official House roll call confirms Austin Scott voted for H.R.36 when the House passed it, supporting effort credit despite non-enactment.
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Latest Action: Senate - 10/04/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Roll Call Votes: There have been 2 roll call votes Tracker: Tip
This bill has the status Passed House
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Congress.gov shows the closest matching federal bill passed the House but stopped after Senate referral, so it was not enacted.
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“(A) G ENERALLY FOR UNBORN CHILDREN 20 WEEKS OR OLDER.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the abortion shall not be performed or attempted, if the probable post-fertilization age, as determined under paragraph (1), of the unborn child is 20 weeks or greater.
“(B) E XCEPTIONS.—Subparagraph (A) does not apply if—
“(i) in reasonable medical judgment, the abortion is necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The House-passed bill matched the core promise by barring abortions at 20 weeks or later with a life-of-the-mother exception, though it also included rape and incest exceptions.
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Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] 09/26/2017
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official cosponsor records show Austin Scott personally backed the 20-week abortion-ban vehicle.
“I am proud to vote for this legislation to save vulnerable unborn children from the pain and violence of abortion, and I will continue my fight to save unborn babies at every stage of pregnancy.”
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Scott’s official office statement confirms he supported and voted for the House-passed 20-week ban bill.
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Latest Action: House - 11/01/2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Tracker: Tip
This bill has the status Introduced
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): In later federal service, a related abortion-limit bill remained only introduced and referred, adding effort evidence but no enacted delivery.
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CHAPTER 74-PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS
Sec.
1531.
Partial-birth abortions prohibited.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The current U.S. Code chapter that H.R.36 would have amended still lists only section 1531, not a pain-capable/20-week abortion ban section, supporting non-delivery as of the refresh window.
Public state: unverifiedAs of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never.same_termA 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.
provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%
Public state: unverifiedAs of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never.same_termA 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.
provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%