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To permanently enact certain appropriations Act restrictions on the use of funds for abortions and involuntary sterilizations, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill makes permanent certain restrictions on federal foreign aid that have previously been included in annual appropriations bills. It prohibits foreign aid funds from being used to pay for abortions, involuntary sterilization, biomedical research on abortion or sterilization as family planning, or lobbying on abortion issues. The bill also prohibits support for organizations that practice or promote coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization. Additionally, it extends the prohibition on using federal funds to pay for abortions to the Peace Corps specifically. These restrictions apply to funds appropriated or otherwise made available under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Peace Corps Act.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)
13 cosponsors
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] (R-OH)
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK] (R-OK)
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY)
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE)
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to James E. Risch’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- ALPHA SERVICES LLC $10,000
- 1ST FINANCIAL BANK USA $6,600
- CIVIC SERVICE INC. $6,600
- SINCLAIR COMPANIES $6,600
- SOROBAN CAPITAL PARTNERS LP $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for James E. Risch → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jan 30, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. · senate
- Jan 30, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 30, 2025
Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Paul, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Mullin, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Daines, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Hagerty, and Mr. Cruz) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
A BILL
To permanently enact certain appropriations Act restrictions on the use of funds for abortions and involuntary sterilizations, 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 “American Values Act”.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT ENACTMENT OF CERTAIN GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.—Section 104(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b(f)) is amended to read as follows:
“(f) Prohibition on Use of Funds for Abortions and Involuntary Sterilizations.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out this Act may be made available—
“(1) to pay for the performance of abortions as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions;
“(2) to pay for the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations;
“(3) to pay for biomedical research which relates in whole or in part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning;
“(4) to lobby for or against abortion; or
“(5) to any organization or program which, as determined by the President, supports or participates in the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.”.
(b) Peace Corps Act.—Section 301(b) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501a(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(3) Subject to section 614 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014 (division E of Public Law 113-76; 128 Stat. 227), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out this Act may be used to pay for abortions.”. <all>
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