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S 135 113th Congress Senate

Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act

Official title: A bill to amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 24, 2013 See on congress.gov
Health AbortionCongressional oversightFamily planning and birth controlHealth programs administration and funding
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Jan 24, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 24, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 24, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Service (HHS) from providing any federal family planning assistance to an entity unless the entity certifies that, during the period of such assistance, the entity will not perform, and will not provide any funds to any other entity that performs, an abortion. Excludes an abortion where: (1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest; or (2) a physician certifies that the woman suffered from a physical disorder, injury, or illness that would place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy. Excludes hospitals from such requirement so long as the hospital does not provide funds to any non-hospital entity that performs an abortion.

Requires the Secretary to provide Congress annually: (1) information on grantees who performed abortions under the exceptions, and (2) a list of entities to which grant funds are made available.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 217 Related bill Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act
  • HR 61 Identical bill Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Dec 10, 2013
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 15, 2013
 R
Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Mar 6, 2013
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 24, 2013
 R
Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jan 24, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 135: Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-135/
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"S. 135: Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-135/.
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S. 135, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-135/.
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