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HCONRES 169 111th Congress House Health Abortion Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access

Expressing a sense of Congress that a government-defined or public option insurance plan should not be used to fund abortion and taxpayer-funds should not be used to provide abortion under a benefit…

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Expressing a sense of Congress that a government-defined or public option insurance plan should not be used to fund abortion and taxpayer-funds should not be used to provide abortion under a benefit package within any health care reform package.

Introduced: July 24, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jul 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 24, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 24, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that a public option health insurance plan should not be used to fund abortion and taxpayer funds should not be used to provide abortion under a benefit package within any health care reform package.

What's happening now July 27, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Republican 16
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Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Nov 4, 2009
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Nov 4, 2009
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Oct 7, 2009
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 17, 2009
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Sep 17, 2009
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 10, 2009
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Sep 10, 2009
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jul 30, 2009
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Jul 30, 2009
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jul 30, 2009
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jul 29, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jul 29, 2009
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jul 28, 2009
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jul 28, 2009
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jul 28, 2009
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 28, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 169: Expressing a sense of Congress that a government-defined or public option insurance plan should not be used to fund abortion and taxpayer-funds should not be used to provide abortion under a benefit package within any health care reform package.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-169/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 169: Expressing a sense of Congress that a government-defined or public option insurance plan should not be used to fund abortion and taxpayer-funds should not be used to provide abortion under a benefit package within any health care reform package.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-169/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Con. Res. 169, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-169/.
Markdown link
[H. Con. Res. 169: Expressing a sense of Congress that a government-defined or public option insurance plan should not be used to fund abortion and taxpayer-funds should not be used to provide abortion under a benefit package within any health care reform package.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-169/)
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