S 2270
117th Congress
Senate
Health
Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2021
Introduced: June 24, 2021
Introduced by:
Blackburn, Marsha
Republican
· Tennessee
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 24, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 24, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2021
This bill requires federally funded entities to certify that they will not perform an abortion, 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. The bill's requirements do not apply to hospitals, as long as the hospital does not provide funds to any non-hospital entity for abortions that are not otherwise excepted.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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