WASHINGTON - The Senate voted Tuesday to make it a crime to take a pregnant girl across state lines to obtain an abortion without her parents' knowledge, handing a long-sought victory to the Bush administration and abortion opponents.

The bill would help about three dozen states -- including North Carolina -- enforce laws that require minors to notify or obtain the consent of their parents before having an abortion. It would bar people -- including clergy members and grandparents -- from helping a girl travel to another state to avoid parental-involvement laws. Violators could face a year in prison.

Most states have passed parental-involvement laws, but courts have invalidated at least nine of them, advocacy groups say. The Senate voted 65-34 to approve the bill, which is similar to one the House has approved before, including last year.

The White House said the measure would "protect the health and safety of minors" and "protect the rights of parents to be involved in the medical decisions of their minor daughters consistent with the widespread belief among authorities in the field that it is the parents of a pregnant minor who are best suited to provide her counsel, guidance and support."

In a statement, President Bush said: "I appreciate the Senate's efforts to preserve the integrity of state law and protect our nation's families."

The administration urged House and Senate negotiators to reconcile their differences and send Bush a bill to sign. Unlike the Senate version, the House measure would penalize physicians who knowingly perform abortions for minors who circumvented parental-involvement laws.

The Senate vote was a victory for anti-abortion activists, who have tried in vain to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion in all 50 states. For years, advocates on both sides have battled at the state level over narrower questions, including parental notification and consent for minors.

Fifty-one Republicans, including both of North Carolina's senators, and 14 Democrats voted for the bill. Four Republicans, 29 Democrats and one independent voted against it.

Opponents said the Senate measure could threaten girls' safety, saying parents might beat their daughters if they find out about plans for an abortion. The proponents' approach "is not to deal with the reality of young people" in troubled families, said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.

Proponents of the Senate bill said it would protect girls from being pressured by their boyfriends into having an abortion.