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HR 833 116th Congress House

Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2019

Official title: To prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion.

Introduced: January 29, 2019 See on congress.gov
Health AbortionHealth programs administration and funding
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Jan 29, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 29, 2019
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 Latest action January 29, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2019

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.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 48
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Apr 29, 2019
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Mar 26, 2019
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Mar 7, 2019
Rooney, Francis
· Feb 25, 2019
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Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Feb 11, 2019
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Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Feb 11, 2019
Abraham, Ralph
· Jan 29, 2019
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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Jan 29, 2019
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jan 29, 2019
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Banks, Jim
Indiana · Jan 29, 2019
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Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Jan 29, 2019
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jan 29, 2019
Bishop, Rob
· Jan 29, 2019
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Jan 29, 2019
Byrne, Bradley
· Jan 29, 2019
R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Jan 29, 2019
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Cloud, Michael
Texas · Jan 29, 2019
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jan 29, 2019
Conaway, K.
· Jan 29, 2019
R
Estes, Ron
Kansas · Jan 29, 2019
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Fulcher, Russ
Idaho · Jan 29, 2019
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jan 29, 2019
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jan 29, 2019
Hagedorn, Jim
· Jan 29, 2019
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Harris, Andy
Maryland · Jan 29, 2019
Hice, Jody
· Jan 29, 2019
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Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Jan 29, 2019
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Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Jan 29, 2019
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Jan 29, 2019
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Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Jan 29, 2019
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jan 29, 2019
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Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Jan 29, 2019
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Jan 29, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· Jan 29, 2019
Mitchell, Paul
· Jan 29, 2019
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jan 29, 2019
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Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Jan 29, 2019
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jan 29, 2019
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Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Jan 29, 2019
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Jan 29, 2019
R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Jan 29, 2019
Stewart, Chris
· Jan 29, 2019
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jan 29, 2019
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jan 29, 2019
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Webster, Daniel
Florida · Jan 29, 2019
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Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Jan 29, 2019
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Williams, Roger
Texas · Jan 29, 2019
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jan 29, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 833: Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-833/
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"H.R. 833: Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-833/.
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H.R. 833, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-833/.
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