US SB1966 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on June 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires federally funded entities to certify that they will not perform an abortion, and will not provide funds to any other entity that performs an abortion, except in cases of rape or incest or where a physical condition endangers the woman's life unless an abortion is performed. The bill's requirements do not apply to hospitals, as long as the hospital does not provide funds to any non-hospital entity for abortions that are not otherwise excepted.
Title
Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] | Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND] | Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS] | Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA] |
Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT] | Sen. James Lankford [R-OK] | Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-06-25 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1966/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1966/BILLS-116s1966is.pdf |