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Protect Funding for Women's Health Care Act
To prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Summary
The bill prohibits the use of federal funds for Planned Parenthood Federation of America and all its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, and clinics. The bill specifies that federal funds currently available will continue to be provided to other eligible entities such as state and county health departments, community health centers, hospitals, and physicians' offices to provide women's health care services. The bill clarifies that it does not reduce overall federal funding available for women's health care.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
19 cosponsors
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN)
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND)
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE)
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO)
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK)
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD)
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Joni Ernst’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $57,653
- CAPITAL GROUP $40,000
- SOROBAN CAPITAL $13,200
- CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES $7,500
- GOOGLE $6,800
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Joni Ernst → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jan 22, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
- Jan 22, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 22, 2025
Ms. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Daines, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Thune, Mr. Risch, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Banks, Mr. Hawley, and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
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 “Protect Funding for Women’s Health Care Act”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) State and county health departments, community health centers, hospitals, physicians offices, and other entities currently provide, and will continue to provide, health services to women. Such health services include relevant diagnostic laboratory and radiology services, well-child care, prenatal and postpartum care, immunization, family planning services including contraception, sexually transmitted disease testing, cervical and breast cancer screenings, and referrals.
(2) Many such entities provide services to all persons, regardless of the person’s ability to pay, and provide services in medically underserved areas and to medically underserved populations.
(3) All funds no longer available to Planned Parenthood Federation of America will continue to be made available to other eligible entities to provide women’s health care services.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION.
(a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be made available to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, or to any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or clinics.
(b) Rules of Construction.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to—
(1) affect any limitation contained in an appropriations Act relating to abortion; or
(2) reduce overall Federal funding available in support of women’s health. <all>
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