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HR 489 114th Congress House

Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2015

Official title: To require States to report information on Medicaid payments to abortion providers.

Introduced: January 22, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health AbortionCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesMedicaidState and local government operations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jan 23, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 22, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 22, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 23, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2015

Directs each state that makes a Medicaid payment from federal funds during the fiscal year for any items or services furnished by an abortion provider to: (1) report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) on all such payments, and (2) publish the report on a public Internet website of the state.

Requires an annual report to specified congressional committees on such reports, which shall also be published on a public HHS website.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
Roby, Martha
· Jan 22, 2015
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jan 22, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 489: Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-489/
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"H.R. 489: Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-489/.
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H.R. 489, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-489/.
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