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S 2270 117th Congress Senate Health

Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2021

Introduced: June 24, 2021 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Jun 24, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 24, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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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 June 24, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2619 Related bill Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 11
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 19, 2021
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jun 24, 2021
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Jun 24, 2021
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jun 24, 2021
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jun 24, 2021
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Jun 24, 2021
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Jun 24, 2021
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Jun 24, 2021
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jun 24, 2021
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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Jun 24, 2021
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jun 24, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2270: Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2270/
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"S. 2270: Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2270/.
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S. 2270, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2270/.
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