BOAT Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1639 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1639 To prohibit abortions in the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 26, 2025 Mr. Weber of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit abortions in the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Ban Offshore Abortion Tourism Act'' or the ``BOAT Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITING ABORTION IN THE CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS. (a) In General.--Chapter 74 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1531 the following: ``Sec. 1532. Abortions in the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States ``(a) Offense.--Subject to subsection (b), any person who, in the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, knowingly performs an abortion and thereby kills a human fetus shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. ``(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply if-- ``(1) in reasonable medical judgment, the abortion is necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, but not including psychological or emotional conditions; ``(2) the pregnancy is the result of rape against an adult woman, and at least 48 hours prior to the abortion-- ``(A) she has obtained counseling for the rape; or ``