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HR 853 115th Congress House Health Abortion Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding

Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2017

Introduced: February 3, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2017

This bill requires federally funded entities to certify that they will not perform, and will not provide funds to any other entity that performs, an abortion, except in cases of rape or incest or where a physical condition endangers the woman's life unless an abortion is performed. This applies to a hospital only if the hospital funds a non-hospital entity that performs abortions.

What's happening now February 10, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Jan 30, 2018
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Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Jan 29, 2018
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · May 16, 2017
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Feb 28, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 853: Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-853/
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"H.R. 853: Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-853/.
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H.R. 853, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-853/.
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