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S 16 118th Congress Senate Education Abortion Education programs funding Health facilities and institutions Higher education

Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2023

Introduced: January 23, 2023 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 23, 2023
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Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2023

This bill prohibits the award of federal funds to an institution of higher education (IHE) that hosts or is affiliated with a school-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to its students or to employees of the IHE or the site. An IHE that hosts or is affiliated with a site must, in order to remain eligible for federal funds, annually certify that the site does not provide abortion drugs or abortions to students or employees.

What's happening now January 23, 2023

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

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 16: Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-16/
MLA
"S. 16: Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-16/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 16, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-16/.
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[S. 16: Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-16/)
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