2003-02-14 S. 3: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 2003-02-14 S. 3: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 Medical care Fines (Penalties) Damages Families Law Politics and government Medicine Administrative remedies Women Criminal justice Sentences (Criminal procedure) Actions and defenses Evidence (Law) State politics and government Women's health Physicians Abortion Fetus Medical ethics Peer review organizations (Medicine) Conspiracy Prosecution Grandparents Osteopathy and osteopaths Supreme Court decisions Mothers Criminal liability Fathers enacted S. 3: A bill to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2522-2523) 2003-02-14 Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. 2003-02-14 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 19. 2003-02-24 Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. 2003-03-10 Considered by Senate. 2003-03-11 Considered by Senate. 2003-03-12 Motion by Senator Boxer to commit to Senate Committee on the Judiciary with instructions made in Senate. 2003-03-12 Motion by Senator Boxer to commit to Senate Committee on the Judiciary with instructions rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 56. Record Vote Number: 47. 2003-03-12 Considered by Senate. 2003-03-13 pass Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 64 - 33. Record Vote Number: 51. 2003-03-13 Message on Senate action sent to the House. 2003-03-13 Received in the House. 2003-03-13T12:31:00-05:00 Held at the desk. 2003-03-13T15:34:00-05:00 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 257. 2003-06-04T20:46:00-04:00 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 760 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Section 2 of the rule provides that after passage of H.R. 760, it shall be in order to take from the Speaker's table S. 3, the Partial-Birth Abortion Act of 2003, and to consider the Senate bill in the House. The rule further provides for a motion to strike all after the enacting clause of S. 3 and to insert in lieu thereof the provisions of H.R. 760 as passed by the House and waives all points of order against the motion to strike and insert. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order. 2003-06-04T20:46:00-04:00 The House struck all after the enacting clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H.R. 760. Agreed to without objection. 2003-06-04T20:46:00-04:00 pass On passage Passed without objection. 2003-06-04T20:47:00-04:00 A similar measure H.R. 760 was laid on the table without objection. 2003-06-04T20:47:00-04:00 Mr. Sensenbrenner moved that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference. 2003-06-04T20:47:00-04:00 On motion that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference Agreed to by voice vote. 2003-06-04T20:47:00-04:00 Mr. Nadler moved that the House instruct conferees. 2003-06-04T20:48:00-04:00 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to instruct conferees. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require that the managers on the part of the House insist that (1) the committee of conference allow opportunity for members of the committee of conference to offer and debate amendments at all meetings of such conference; and (2) all meetings of the committee of conference (A) be open to the public and to the print and electronic media; and (B) be held in venues selected to maximize the capacity for attendance of the public and the media. 2003-06-04T20:48:00-04:00 The previous question was ordered without objection. 2003-06-04T20:49:00-04:00 On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by voice vote. 2003-06-04T20:49:00-04:00 The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on the Judiciary for consideration of the Senate bill and the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Sensenbrenner, Hyde, and Nadler. 2003-06-04T20:49:00-04:00 Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill and House requests a conference. 2003-06-05 Motion to disagree to House amendment to Senate bill agreed to by Yea-Nay Vote. 93 - 0. Record Vote Number: 351. 2003-09-17 Under authority of the order of July 30, 2003, Senate disagreed to House amendment to the Senate bill and agreed to request for conference. 2003-09-17 Senate appointed conferees Hatch, DeWine, Santorum, Feinstein, Boxer. 2003-09-22 Message on Senate action sent to the House. 2003-09-23 The Speaker appointed conferees: Chabot and Lofgren. 2003-09-25T10:03:00-04:00 Conference report H. Rept. 108-288 filed. 2003-09-30T19:11:00-04:00 Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement held at the desk in Senate. 2003-09-30 Conferees agreed to file conference report. 2003-09-30 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 383 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to S. 3. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. The conference report shall be considered as read when called up for consideration. 2003-10-01T17:23:00-04:00 Rule H. Res. 383 passed House. 2003-10-02T11:23:00-04:00 Mr. Sensenbrenner brought up conference report H. Rept. 108-288 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 383. 2003-10-02T11:23:00-04:00 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany S. 3. 2003-10-02T11:24:00-04:00 The previous question was ordered without objection. 2003-10-02T12:31:00-04:00 Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 2003-10-02T12:52:00-04:00 On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 281 - 142 (Roll no. 530). 2003-10-02T12:52:00-04:00 Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate. 2003-10-02 Conference report considered in Senate. 2003-10-21 Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 64 - 34. Record Vote Number: 402. 2003-10-21 Cleared for White House. 2003-10-21 Message on Senate action sent to the House. 2003-10-22 Presented to President. 2003-10-28 Signed by President. 2003-11-05 Became Public Law No: 108-105. 2003-11-05 H.Res. 383: Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (S. 3) to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion. (108th Congress) H.Res. 383: Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (S. 3) to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion. H.R. 760: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 (108th Congress) H.R. 760: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 108 S. 3: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 (108th Congress) 3 s Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 A bill to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion. SenateBill LegislativeAction VoteAction OfficialTitle ShortTitle