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S 274 100th Congress Senate Health Abortion Abortion, Birth Control, and Family Planning Corrections and Correctional Institutions Department of Justice Economics and Public Finance Federal budgets Federal receipts and expenditures Prisoners Prisons Women prisoners

A bill to restrict the use of federal funds available to the Bureau of Prisons to perform abortions.

Introduced: January 6, 1987 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 9, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Jan 6, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 6, 1987
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that none of the funds available to the Bureau of Prisons shall be used to perform abortions, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term.

What's happening now February 9, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 23, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 274: A bill to restrict the use of federal funds available to the Bureau of Prisons to perform abortions.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-274/
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"S. 274: A bill to restrict the use of federal funds available to the Bureau of Prisons to perform abortions.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-274/.
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S. 274, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-274/.
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