Senate · Roll call 57 · 2nd session · Feb. 25, 2020 A vote to end debate on S. 3275, a bill to amend title 18 of the U.S. Code to protect pain-capable unborn children, and for other purposes.

How each party voted

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

About this vote

Ending debate on a bill generally takes the votes of three-fifths of senators. S. 3275, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, establishes a new criminal offense for performing or attempting to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus is 20 weeks or more, with a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. A Yes vote would end debate.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act This bill establishes a new criminal offense for performing or attempting to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus is 20 weeks or more. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.