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Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act
To restrict the availability of Federal funds to organizations associated with the abortion industry.
Summary
This bill restricts the availability of federal funds for foreign assistance to foreign and domestic nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations that perform, promote, or provide support for abortion-related activities. The bill prohibits federal funding to organizations that perform abortions, provide abortion referrals or counseling, develop abortion-related items, or provide financial support to entities engaged in these activities. For domestic organizations receiving federal funds, the bill requires complete physical and financial separation of abortion-related activities from federally funded programs. The bill includes exceptions for abortions resulting from rape or incest, or when the mother's life is endangered.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC)
15 cosponsors
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA)
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX)
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL)
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX)
- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN)
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI)
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS)
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD)
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (R-OH)
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS)
- Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN)
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL)
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ)
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN)
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
Actions (2)
- Feb 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Feb 21, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 21, 2025
Ms. Foxx (for herself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Latta, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Babin, and Mr. Guest) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To restrict the availability of Federal funds to organizations associated with the abortion industry.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act”.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL FUNDS.
(a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Federal funds may not be made available for purposes outside of the United States (including its territories and possessions) to—
(1) any foreign nonprofit organization, foreign nongovernmental organization, foreign multilateral organization, or foreign quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organization that—
(A) performs or promotes abortions, including providing referrals, counseling, lobbying, and training relating to abortions;
(B) furnishes or develops any item intended to procure abortions; or
(C) provides financial support to—
(i) any entity that conducts any of the activities described in subparagraph (A) or
(B); or
(ii) any entity described in paragraph (2); and
(2) any domestic nonprofit organization or domestic nongovernmental organization that—
(A) performs abortions;
(B) furnishes or develops any item intended to procure abortions;
(C) within the scope of any program or activity that receives Federal funds—
(i) performs or promotes abortions, including providing referrals, counseling, lobbying, and training relating to abortions; or
(ii) fails to maintain a complete physical and financial separation from activities described in clause (i) and such failure includes co-locating such a program or activity at any site where activities described in clause (i) are conducted; or
(D) provides financial support to—
(i) any entity that conducts activities described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); or
(ii) any entity described in paragraph (1).
(b) Inclusions; Exceptions.—The prohibitions described in subsection (a)—
(1) include the transfer of Federal funds and goods financed with such funds; and
(2) do not apply to abortions—
(A) resulting from rape or incest; or
(B) when the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term. <all>
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