S. 3275Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

1 recorded action15 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Lindsey Graham [R-SC]
Cosponsors: 47 · 47 Republicans
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: Feb 25, 2020 · Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 44. Record Vote Number: 57. (CR S1136)

IntroducedFeb 11, 2020
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Passed the HouseNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

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. The bill provides exceptions for an abortion (1) that is necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or (2) when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. A physician who performs or attempts to perform an abortion under an exception must comply with specified requirements. A woman who undergoes a prohibited abortion may not be prosecuted for violating or conspiring to violate the provisions of this bill.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S. 3275 as introduced in Senate on Feb 11, 2020. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedSenate roll call 57

Senate Feb 25, 2020

On the Cloture Motion

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 3275

Cloture Motion Rejected

53 Yea 44 Nay 3 not voting

Party-line vote 4 of 97 voting members broke with their own party: 2 Democrats, 2 Republicans.

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How the chamber split

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DemocratsIndependentsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

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All members100 members

Democratic45 members

Independent2 members

Republican53 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors47 · 47 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 3275 and vote against it. 47 signed when it was filed.

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S. 3275Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

1 recorded action15 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Lindsey Graham [R-SC]
Cosponsors: 47 · 47 Republicans
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: Feb 25, 2020 · Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 44. Record Vote Number: 57. (CR S1136)

IntroducedFeb 11, 2020
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Passed the HouseNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

How every member votedSenate roll call 57

Senate Feb 25, 2020

On the Cloture Motion

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 3275

Cloture Motion Rejected

53 Yea 44 Nay 3 not voting

Party-line vote 4 of 97 voting members broke with their own party: 2 Democrats, 2 Republicans.

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How the chamber split

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DemocratsIndependentsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

By party select a segment to filter

All members100 members

Democratic45 members

Independent2 members

Republican53 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors47 · 47 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 3275 and vote against it. 47 signed when it was filed.

Who lobbied on S. 32756 organizations

Organizations that named S. 3275 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATIONIts PAC: American Psychiatric Association PAC

Health Issues · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice · Defense · Veterans +6 more4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INCfiled by PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC.

Health Issues · Foreign Relations · Budget/Appropriations · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption +8 more2 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2020Filing

GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE

Health Issues · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption · Budget/Appropriations1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2020Filing

HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA

Trade (domestic/foreign) · Transportation · Government Issues · Energy/Nuclear +18 more1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2020Filing

PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INCfiled by PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND, INC.Its PAC: Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc PAC, DBA Planned Parenthood Federal PAC

Immigration · Foreign Relations · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Health Issues +4 more1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2020Filing

REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALLIts PAC: Reproductive Freedom for All PAC

Government Issues · Foreign Relations · Budget/Appropriations · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2020Filing

10 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.