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End Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Providers Act
To end the use of taxpayer funds for entities that perform, provide referrals for, or provide funding for, abortions, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Prohibits the use of federal funds for entities that perform abortions, provide referrals for abortion, or provide funding to other entities that perform abortions.
- Prohibits federal funding for affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, and clinics of entities that perform or refer for abortions.
- Excludes from the prohibition abortions resulting from rape or incest, and abortions necessary to prevent a woman's death as certified by a physician.
- Becomes effective 60 days after the bill's enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
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![Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/H001089.thumb.jpg)
Sen. Hawley, Josh (R-MO)
Actions (2)
- Jan 16, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
- Jan 16, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 16, 2025
Mr. Hawley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To end the use of taxpayer funds for entities that perform, provide referrals for, or provide funding for, abortions, and for other purposes.
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 “End Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Providers Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION.
(a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be made available to an entity, or to any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or clinics, that performs abortions, provides referrals for abortion, or provides funding to other entities that perform abortions. Federal statutory law adopted after the effective date described in subsection (d) is subject to this section unless such law explicitly excludes such application by reference to this section.
(b) Exceptions.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to an abortion if—
(1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest; or
(2) a physician certifies that the woman suffers from a physical condition that would place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed.
(c) Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect any limitation contained in an appropriations Act relating to abortion.
(d) Effective Date.—This section shall take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>
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