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HR 8702 117th Congress House

Taxpayers Support Life Act

Official title: To prohibit the implementation of the proposed rule entitled "Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities".

Introduced: August 12, 2022 Introduced by: Cline, Ben Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Aug 12, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Aug 12, 2022
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 Latest action August 12, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taxpayers Support Life Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from finalizing, implementing, administering, or enforcing a proposed rule (published on August 4, 2022) that implements the statutory ban on discrimination in federally funded health programs and activities. Further, HHS may not use federal funds to contravene the administration or enforcement of the existing nondiscrimination rule, which became effective on June 19, 2020.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 43
All 43 Republican 28
Wenstrup, Brad
· Sep 21, 2022
Lesko, Debbie
· Sep 13, 2022
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Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Sep 6, 2022
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Ellzey, Jake
Texas · Aug 26, 2022
Ferguson, A.
· Aug 19, 2022
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Aug 19, 2022
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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Aug 12, 2022
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Aug 12, 2022
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Banks, Jim
Indiana · Aug 12, 2022
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Aug 12, 2022
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Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Aug 12, 2022
Buck, Ken
· Aug 12, 2022
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Cammack, Kat
Florida · Aug 12, 2022
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Clyde, Andrew S.
Georgia · Aug 12, 2022
Duncan, Jeff
· Aug 12, 2022
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Feenstra, Randy
Iowa · Aug 12, 2022
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Fitzgerald, Scott
Wisconsin · Aug 12, 2022
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Fulcher, Russ
Idaho · Aug 12, 2022
Gohmert, Louie
· Aug 12, 2022
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Aug 12, 2022
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Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Aug 12, 2022
Hice, Jody
· Aug 12, 2022
Jacobs, Chris
· Aug 12, 2022
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Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Aug 12, 2022
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Aug 12, 2022
Keller, Fred
· Aug 12, 2022
Lamborn, Doug
· Aug 12, 2022
LaTurner, Jake
· Aug 12, 2022
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Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Aug 12, 2022
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Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Aug 12, 2022
McKinley, David
· Aug 12, 2022
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Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Aug 12, 2022
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Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Aug 12, 2022
Mooney, Alexander
· Aug 12, 2022
Mullin, Markwayne
· Aug 12, 2022
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Aug 12, 2022
Palazzo, Steven
· Aug 12, 2022
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Aug 12, 2022
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Aug 12, 2022
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Aug 12, 2022
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Aug 12, 2022
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Aug 12, 2022
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Aug 12, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8702: Taxpayers Support Life Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8702/
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"H.R. 8702: Taxpayers Support Life Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8702/.
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H.R. 8702, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8702/.
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