S. 3 · 108th Congress · enacted
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003
Became Public Law No: 108-105.
Latest official action 2003-11-05 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on September 30, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit any physician or other individual from knowingly performing a partial-birth abortion, except when necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, illness, or injury. Defines a "partial-birth abortion" as an abortion in which the person performing the abortion: (1) deliberately and intentionally vaginally delivers a living fetus until, in the case of a head-first presentation, the entire fetal head is outside the mother's body, or, in the case of a breech presentation, any part of the fetal trunk past the navel is outside the mother's body; and (2) performs the overt act, other than completion of delivery, that kills the partially delivered living fetus. Authorizes the father, if married to the mother at the time of the abortion, and the maternal grandparents of the fetus, if the mother is under 18 years of age, to obtain specified relief in a civil action, unless the pregnancy resulted from the plaintiff's criminal conduct or the plaintiff consented to the abortion. Authorizes a defendant accused of an offense under this Act to seek a hearing before the State Medical Board on whether the physician's c…
Congressional Research Service · 2003-11-05
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Mitch McConnell
Senate · KY · Republican
-$105,712PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Cornyn
Senate · TX · Republican
$1,943,978PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Chuck Grassley
Senate · IA · Republican
$57,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mike Crapo
Senate · ID · Republican
$556,775PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Lisa Murkowski
Senate · AK · Republican
$364,300PAC receipts · 2025–2026
45 of 45 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,500
FREEDOM FUND$20,000
TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC$20,000
TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND$19,238
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $19,238
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $14,000
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $1,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordPOLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS$15,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $6,000
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $5,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$15,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$15,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordCAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND$15,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordCONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC$15,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordDENALI LEADERSHIP PAC$15,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordINDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$15,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$15,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordTHE HAWKEYE PAC$15,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordAMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION ROOF PAC$14,000
THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$13,500
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $5,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC)$12,500
EASTMANPAC-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY$12,500
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$12,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $5,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC$12,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $12,500
Official PAC recordJOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
PHILLIPS 66 PAC$12,000
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC)$11,000
BRACEPAC$11,000
COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$11,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $11,000
Official PAC recordEXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC)$11,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $11,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL PAPER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IP-PAC)$11,000
THE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$11,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $5,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordFEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,500
TENASKA INC EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $3,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$10,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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