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Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2019

Introduced: January 22, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 22, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2019

This bill establishes reporting requirements for states regarding certain Medicaid payments to abortion providers. Specifically, the bill requires states that make Medicaid payments using federal funds for any items or services furnished by an abortion provider to annually (1) submit a report to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on all such payments, and (2) publish the report on the state's website. The report must include specified information, including the number of abortions performed by the providers and the gestational age with respect to each such abortion.

What's happening now January 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Republican 14
Hartzler, Vicky
· May 9, 2019
 R
Fulcher, Russ
Idaho · Feb 14, 2019
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Feb 11, 2019
Hice, Jody
· Feb 6, 2019
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Feb 4, 2019
 R
Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Jan 31, 2019
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Jan 24, 2019
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Jan 23, 2019
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jan 23, 2019
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jan 23, 2019
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Jan 23, 2019
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Jan 23, 2019
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Jan 22, 2019
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Jan 22, 2019
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jan 22, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· Jan 22, 2019
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jan 22, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 708: Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-708/
MLA
"H.R. 708: Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-708/.
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H.R. 708, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-708/.
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[H.R. 708: Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-708/)
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