Protecting Life in Crisis Act
This bill specifies that federal funds allocated for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) response efforts may not, in general, be used for abortions. Current law (specifically, language that has historically been included in certain appropriations bills, commonly referred to as the Hyde Amendment) generally prohibits the use of federal funds for abortions.
The bill also restricts the use of federal tax credits or other federal funding for health insurance coverage if the coverage includes abortions.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6742 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6742
To prohibit the expenditure for an abortion of Federal funds authorized
or appropriated for preventing, preparing for, or responding to the
COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 8, 2020
Mr. Conaway (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Babin, Mr. Lamborn,
Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Banks, Mr. Graves of
Georgia, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Allen, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi,
Mr. Spano, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Burchett, Mr.
Budd, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Williams, Mr. Shimkus, Mr.
Aderholt, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Latta, Mrs. Rodgers
of Washington, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Hurd of
Texas, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Guest, Mr. Cline, Mrs. Miller,
Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Rutherford, and Mr. Collins of
Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on
Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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A BILL
To prohibit the expenditure for an abortion of Federal funds authorized
or appropriated for preventing, preparing for, or responding to the
COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Life in Crisis Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING THE EXPENDITURE OF COVID-19 FUNDING FOR ANY
ABORTION.
(a) Prohibitions.--
(1) In general.--No funds authorized or appropriated by
Federal law for the purpose of preventing, preparing for, or
responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, domestically or
internationally, and none of the funds in any trust fund to
which funds are authorized or appropriated by Federal law for
such purpose, shall be expended for any abortion.
(2) Specified health benefits coverage.--None of the funds
authorized or appropriated by Federal law for the purpose
described in subsection (a), and none of the funds in any trust
fund to which funds are authorized or appropriated by Federal
law for such purpose, shall be expended for, nor shall any
credit for such purpose be allowed under the internal revenue
laws with respect to, coverage under a qualified health plan
offered through an Exchange established pursuant to title I of
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, COBRA
continuation coverage, or any other coverage, if such coverage
includes coverage of abortion.
(3) Definition.--In this section, the term ``COBRA
continuation coverage'' means continuation coverage provided
pursuant to part 6 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1161 et seq.)
(other than under section 609 of such Act), title XXII of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300bb-1 et seq.), section
4980B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (other than
subsection (f)(1) of such section insofar as it relates to
pediatric vaccines), or section 8905a of title 5, United States
Code, or under a State program that provides comparable
continuation coverage. Such term does not include coverage
under a health flexible spending arrangement under a cafeteria
plan within the meaning of section 125 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986.
(b) Treatment of Abortions Related to Rape, Incest, or Preserving
the Life of the Mother.--The limitations established in subsection (a)
shall not apply to an abortion--
(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or
incest; or
(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical
disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a
life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from
the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician,
place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is
performed.
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act may be construed to
require a plan or coverage described in subsection (a) to provide
coverage of any abortion.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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