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HR 1233 111th Congress House Health Abortion Family planning and birth control Foreign aid and international relief Health programs administration and funding

Taxpayers' Freedom of Conscience Act of 2009

Introduced: February 26, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 2, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 26, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Feb 26, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 26, 2009
Referred to House Foreign Affairs
Feb 26, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E493)
Feb 26, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taxpayers' Freedom of Conscience Act of 2009 - Prohibits a federal official from expending federal funds for any foreign or domestic population control or population planning program or family planning activity (including any abortion procedure).

What's happening now March 2, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 26, 2009
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Feb 26, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1233: Taxpayers' Freedom of Conscience Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1233/
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"H.R. 1233: Taxpayers' Freedom of Conscience Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1233/.
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H.R. 1233, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1233/.
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