CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Robert Latta (R-OH)

Protecting the Dignity of Unborn Children Act of 2025

H.R. 686 · House bill Crime and Law Enforcement

A Republican bill with 5 Republican cosponsors · See all 5 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the ``Protecting the Dignity of Unborn Children Act of 2025'', seeks to amend title 18 of the United States Code. It aims to prohibit the unlawful disposal of fetal remains. Under this act, it would be illegal to recklessly dispose of or abandon fetal remains in a landfill or in any navigable waters of the United States. Violations could result in imprisonment for up to 3 years, a fine, or both. The bill specifically defines fetal remains as any part of a human fetus deceased by reason of an abortion, excluding cremated parts.

Yes

  • Scored +3

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    The bill prohibits the reckless disposal of fetal remains in landfills and navigable waters.

  • Scored +2

    Would women be better off under this?

    The bill includes a rule of construction explicitly protecting women from prosecution under this act.

The opposite

  • Scored -2

    Does this make abortion easier to get?

    The bill establishes new criminal penalties regarding the handling of fetal remains following an abortion.