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HR 720 101th Congress House

To provide that restrictions may be applied to family planning programs that receive United States assistance only to the extent that the same restrictions apply to domestic family planning programs…

Official title: To provide that restrictions may be applied to family planning programs that receive United States assistance only to the extent that the same restrictions app… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide that restrictions may be applied to family planning programs that receive United States assistance only to the extent that the same restrictions apply to domestic family planning programs funded under title X of the Public Health Service Act.

Introduced: January 31, 1989 See on congress.gov
International Affairs AbortionAmerican economic assistanceCounselingFamily planning and birth control
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Jan 31, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 31, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 31, 1989

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provides that restrictions may be applied to information, counseling, or services provided by family planning entities abroad that receive U.S. assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 only to the extent that the same restrictions apply to domestic family planning entities receiving funds under the Public Health Service Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jun 5, 1989
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 17, 1989
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 11, 1989
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 22, 1989
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 31, 1989
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 31, 1989
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 31, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 720: To provide that restrictions may be applied to family planning programs that receive United States assistance only to the extent that the same restrictions apply to domestic family planning programs funded under title X of the Public Health Service Act.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-720/
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"H.R. 720: To provide that restrictions may be applied to family planning programs that receive United States assistance only to the extent that the same restrictions apply to domestic family planning programs funded under title X of the Public Health Service Act.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-720/.
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H.R. 720, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-720/.
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[H.R. 720: To provide that restrictions may be applied to family planning programs that receive United States assistance only to the extent that the same restrictions apply to domestic family planning programs funded under title X of the Public Health Service Act.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-720/)
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