Many states had laws on the books requiring minors to obtain parental consent before receiving and abortion. To prevent girls from crossing state lines to evade these laws, Republicans proposed a bill that made it a federal crime to transport a minor for that purpose. Though the law exempted the minor from prosecution, it threatened the transporter with up to a year in prison and a $100,000 fine. Progressives argued that this bill would encourage unsafe, back-alley abortions. Furthermore, they argued that in the case of incest it might actually require a girl to seek permission for an abortion from the person who raped her. In an attempt to ease the bill's restrictions, Jackson-Lee (D-TX) moved to recommit (send back) the bill to its committee with instructions to add an exemption for a minor's adult siblings, grandparents, or religious leaders. Progressives voted for this motion, but it was rejected 173-246.