Bill Details
HR.1465 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-21 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced Date
2025-02-21
Policy Area
International Affairs
Committees
View committees (1)
Cosponsors
View cosponsors (15)
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-Illinois-15]
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-New Jersey-4]
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-Ohio-5]
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-Wisconsin-6]
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-Georgia-12]
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-Minnesota-8]
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-Texas-2]
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-New York-24]
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-Texas-36]
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-Mississippi-3]
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-Kansas-1]
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-Maryland-1]
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-Illinois-12]
- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-Tennessee-7]
- Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-Indiana-8]
5
0
0
AI Summary This summary was generated by AI from the bill text. AI can get information wrong.
This bill would block U.S. federal money from going to certain organizations linked to abortion-related work when the money is used outside the United States. It would apply to some foreign groups and also to some U.S.-based nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations if they perform abortions, help provide abortions, promote abortions, or support others who do. The bill also says federal funds could not be used for goods bought with that money for these purposes. It includes exceptions for abortions in cases of rape or incest, or when the pregnant person’s life would be at risk if the pregnancy continued.
- Foreign organizations would be barred from receiving federal funds for overseas use if they perform or promote abortions, provide abortion-related training or counseling, develop items meant to cause abortions, or support groups that do those things.
- Some domestic organizations would also be barred if they perform abortions, develop abortion-related items, or use federally funded programs to promote abortions without keeping those activities fully separate from other work.
- The bill would also block funding for organizations that give money to groups covered by these restrictions.
- These rules would not apply in cases of rape, incest, or when the pregnant person’s life would be endangered by carrying the pregnancy to term.
Official Summaries
No summaries available
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1465 Introduced in House (IH)]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1465
To restrict the availability of Federal funds to organizations
associated with the abortion industry.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 21, 2025
Ms. Foxx (for herself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, Mr. Latta, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Crenshaw,
Ms. Tenney, Mr. Babin, and Mr. Guest) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To restrict the availability of Federal funds to organizations
associated with the abortion industry.
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 Foreign
Assistance Act''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL FUNDS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
Federal funds may not be made available for purposes outside of the
United States (including its territories and possessions) to--
(1) any foreign nonprofit organization, foreign
nongovernmental organization, foreign multilateral
organization, or foreign quasi-autonomous nongovernmental
organization that--
(A) performs or promotes abortions, including
providing referrals, counseling, lobbying, and training
relating to abortions;
(B) furnishes or develops any item intended to
procure abortions; or
(C) provides financial support to--
(i) any entity that conducts any of the
activities described in subparagraph (A) or
(B); or
(ii) any entity described in paragraph (2);
and
(2) any domestic nonprofit organization or domestic
nongovernmental organization that--
(A) performs abortions;
(B) furnishes or develops any item intended to
procure abortions;
(C) within the scope of any program or activity
that receives Federal funds--
(i) performs or promotes abortions,
including providing referrals, counseling,
lobbying, and training relating to abortions;
or
(ii) fails to maintain a complete physical
and financial separation from activities
described in clause (i) and such failure
includes co-locating such a program or activity
at any site where activities described in
clause (i) are conducted; or
(D) provides financial support to--
(i) any entity that conducts activities
described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); or
(ii) any entity described in paragraph (1).
(b) Inclusions; Exceptions.--The prohibitions described in
subsection (a)--
(1) include the transfer of Federal funds and goods
financed with such funds; and
(2) do not apply to abortions--
(A) resulting from rape or incest; or
(B) when the life of the mother would be endangered
if the fetus were carried to term.
<all>