A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to permit individuals to have freedom of access to certain medical clinics and facilities, and for other purposes.
Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit: (1) intentionally injuring, intimidating, or interfering with, or attempting to injure, intimidate, or interfere, any person by force, threat of force, or physical obstruction because that person is or has been, or in order to intimidate such person or any other person or any class of persons from, obtaining or providing reproductive health services; (2) intentionally injuring, intimidating, or interfering with, or attempting to injure, intimidate, or interfere, any person by force, threat of force, or physical obstruction exercising or seeking to exercise the First Amendment right of religious freedom at a place of religious worship; or (3) intentionally damaging or destroying the property of a facility, or attempting to do so, because such facility provides reproductive health services, or intentionally damaging or destroying the property of a place of religious worship.
Sets maximum dollar amounts of fines (including for exclusively nonviolent physical obstruction) and maximum imprisonment terms. Includes in the available civil remedies injunctive relief, compensatory and punitive damages, and costs.
Authorizes civil actions by aggrieved persons, the Attorney General, and State attorneys general for violations.
Specifies that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) prohibit any expressive conduct (including peaceful picketing or other peaceful demonstration) protected from legal prohibition by the First Amendment to the Constitution; (2) create new remedies for interference with activities protected by free speech or free exercise clauses of the First Amendment to the Constitution, occurring outside a facility, regardless of the point of view expressed, or to limit any existing legal remedies for such interference; (3) provide exclusive criminal penalties or civil remedies with respect to conduct prohibited by this Act, or to preempt State or local laws that may provide such penalties or remedies; or (4) interfere with the enforcement of State or local laws regulating the performance of abortions or other reproductive health services.
Laid on the table. See S. 636 for further action.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to recommit with instructions to the conference committee.
The instructions contained in the Sensenbrenner motion to recommit the conference report seek to require the managers to adopt the House language on attorneys fees, and that the court may award to the prevailing party, whether plaintiff or defendent, other than the United States, reasonable fees for attorneys and expert witnesses.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee was ordered without objection.
On motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 193 - 222 (Roll no. 158). (consideration: CR H3133-3134)
Roll Call #158 (House)Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by recorded vote: 241 - 174 (Roll no. 159).(consideration: CR H3123-3135)
Roll Call #159 (House)Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by recorded vote: 241 - 174 (Roll no. 159). (consideration: CR H3123-3135)
Enacted as Public Law 103-259
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Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
Conference report considered in Senate.
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 69-30. Record Vote No: 112.(consideration: CR S5628)
Roll Call #112 (Senate)Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 69-30. Record Vote No: 112. (consideration: CR S5628)
Roll Call #112 (Senate)Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 103-259.
Became Public Law No: 103-259.