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HR 279 118th Congress House

Pharmacist Conscience Protection Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit governmental discrimination against certain health care providers with certain objections to abortion.

Introduced: January 11, 2023 Introduced by: Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov
Health AbortionCivil actions and liabilityHealth personnelPrescription drugs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jan 20, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 11, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 11, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 20, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pharmacist Conscience Protection Act

This bill prohibits the federal government and federally funded entities from discriminating or otherwise taking adverse action against a pharmacist, pharmacy owner, or pharmacy technician who declines to store, fill prescriptions for, or make referrals for drugs that cause abortions (or that the individual provider believes in good faith cause abortions). Individuals or the Department of Justice may bring civil actions for violations of this bill.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8820 Reintroduction of Pharmacist Conscience Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Republican 16
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jan 17, 2024
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jan 25, 2023
 R
Franklin, Scott
Florida · Jan 17, 2023
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jan 12, 2023
 R
Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Jan 12, 2023
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Jan 12, 2023
 R
Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Jan 12, 2023
Lamborn, Doug
· Jan 12, 2023
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jan 12, 2023
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jan 11, 2023
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Jan 11, 2023
 R
Clyde, Andrew S.
Georgia · Jan 11, 2023
Duncan, Jeff
· Jan 11, 2023
 R
Ellzey, Jake
Texas · Jan 11, 2023
 R
Feenstra, Randy
Iowa · Jan 11, 2023
 R
Harshbarger, Diana
Tennessee · Jan 11, 2023
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Moore, Blake D.
Utah · Jan 11, 2023
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Webster, Daniel
Florida · Jan 11, 2023
Wenstrup, Brad
· Jan 11, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 279: Pharmacist Conscience Protection Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-279/
MLA
"H.R. 279: Pharmacist Conscience Protection Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-279/.
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H.R. 279, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-279/.
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[H.R. 279: Pharmacist Conscience Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-279/)
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