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HR 3494 114th Congress House

Protecting Infants Born Alive Act

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide greater clarity for States with respect to excluding providers whose actions a State suspects causes t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide greater clarity for States with respect to excluding providers whose actions a State suspects causes termination of fetuses born alive, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 11, 2015 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 18, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 11, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Sep 11, 2015
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Protecting Infants Born Alive Act

This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to modify requirements regarding a state plan for medical assistance. Under current law, a state plan for medical assistance must provide that any individual eligible for medical assistance may obtain required services from any institution, agency, or person qualified to perform them. The bill specifies that a state may not be required to provide medical assistance for such services by any individual or entity whose services or actions are suspected by the state of causing the termination of a human fetus classified as an infant born alive. Furthermore, a provider of such an abortion may neither receive payment under the Medicaid program nor participate in any federal or state health care program.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3494: Protecting Infants Born Alive Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3494/
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"H.R. 3494: Protecting Infants Born Alive Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3494/.
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H.R. 3494, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3494/.
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