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HR 5939 111th Congress House Health Abortion Appropriations District of Columbia Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government trust funds Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Income tax credits Income tax deductions Income tax exclusion State and local finance

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act

Introduced: July 29, 2010 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Jul 29, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jul 29, 2010
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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.
Jul 29, 2010
Referred to House Judiciary
Jul 29, 2010
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act - Prohibits: (1) the expenditure of funds authorized or appropriated by federal law or funds in any trust fund to which funds are authorized or appropriated by federal law for any abortion or for health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion; (2) any tax benefits for amounts paid or incurred for an abortion or for a health benefits plan (including premium assistance) that includes coverage of abortion; and (3) the inclusion of abortion in any health care service furnished by a federal health care facility or by any physician or other individual employed by the federal government. Exempts from such prohibitions an abortion if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest with a minor, or if the woman suffers from a physical disorder, injury, or illness that would, as certified by a physician, place the women in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself. Makes such prohibitions applicable to federal funding within the budget of the District of Columbia.

Prohibits federal agencies or programs and states and local governments that receive federal financial assistance from discriminating against any individual or institutional health care entity on the basis that such entity does not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions. Designates the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to receive, and coordinate the investigation of, discrimination complaints.

What's happening now July 29, 2010

Referred to House Ways and Means

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