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S 3624 118th Congress Senate International Affairs

Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act

Introduced: January 18, 2024 Introduced by: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jan 18, 2024
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Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for purposes outside the United States related to abortion.

Specifically, the bill prohibits funding to certain foreign or domestic organizations that perform or promote abortions, furnish or develop items intended to procure abortions, or provide financial support for an entity that conducts such activities.

Current U.S. policy prohibits the provision of federal funds to a foreign nongovernmental organization unless it agrees to not perform or actively promote abortions.

What's happening now January 18, 2024

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2492 Related bill Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Republican 19
Mullin, Markwayne
· Jan 24, 2024
 R
Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Jan 22, 2024
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 18, 2024
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Jan 18, 2024
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jan 18, 2024
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jan 18, 2024
 R
Daines, Steve
Montana · Jan 18, 2024
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Jan 18, 2024
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Hagerty, Bill
Tennessee · Jan 18, 2024
 R
Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Jan 18, 2024
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Jan 18, 2024
 R
Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Jan 18, 2024
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jan 18, 2024
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Jan 18, 2024
 R
Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Jan 18, 2024
 R
Ricketts, Pete
Nebraska · Jan 18, 2024
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Jan 18, 2024
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Jan 18, 2024
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jan 18, 2024
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Jan 18, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3624: Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3624/
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"S. 3624: Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3624/.
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S. 3624, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3624/.
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