HR 708
116th Congress
House
Health
Abortion
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Medicaid
State and local government operations
Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2019
Introduced: January 22, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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