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HR 626 101th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Abortion Civil actions and liability Federal aid to health facilities Federal receipts and expenditures Government employees' health insurance Health insurance Judicial review Legal fees Municipal ordinances State laws Supreme Court

Preborn Children's Civil Rights Act of 1989

Introduced: January 24, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Feb 22, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from OMB and OPM.
Feb 21, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Feb 21, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
Feb 21, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Feb 13, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
Feb 6, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jan 24, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jan 24, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 24, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 24, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 24, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preborn Children's Civil Rights Act of 1989 - Prohibits the use of Federal funds to perform, promote, or do research on any procedure to take the life of a preborn child (except for medical procedures required to prevent the death of either the pregnant woman or her preborn child).

Prohibits the Federal Government from entering into any contract for insurance which provides for payment or reimbursement for abortion services.

States that no institution receiving Federal financial assistance shall: (1) discriminate against any employee, applicant, or student on the basis of that person's opposition to abortion; or (2) require any employee or student to participate, directly or indirectly, in abortion procedures, counseling, or an insurance program which includes abortion coverage.

States that attorney's fees shall not be allowed in any civil action involving a law prohibiting or restricting abortions.

Provides for Supreme Court review of lower court decisions which declare State and local anti-abortion statutes unconstitutional.

What's happening now March 27, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 10
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 24, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 626: Preborn Children's Civil Rights Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-626/
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"H.R. 626: Preborn Children's Civil Rights Act of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-626/.
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H.R. 626, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-626/.
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