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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 833
To prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will
not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs,
an abortion.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 29, 2019
Mrs. HARTZLER (for herself, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. MEADOWS,
Mr. CHABOT, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. POSEY, Mr. GOSAR,
Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. BANKS, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. BOST, Mr. LAM-
BORN, Mr. LATTA, Mr. ESTES, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr.
LOUDERMILK, Mr. STEWART, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. RUTHERFORD,
Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. WEBSTER of Flor-
ida, Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr.
LAMALFA, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. SENSEN-
BRENNER, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. JONES, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. HARRIS, Mr.
FLORES, Mr. OLSON, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. SPANO, Mr.
WEBER of Texas, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr.
BISHOP of Utah, Mr. BACON, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. JOHN-
SON of Louisiana, Mr. WRIGHT, Mr. HAGEDORN, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. COLE, Mr.
CARTER of Georgia, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. FULCHER, Mr.
WALTZ, and Mr. CLOUD) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify
the entities will not perform, or provide any funding
to any other entity that performs, an abortion.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Life and
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Taxpayers Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ABORTION.
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(a) PROHIBITION.—No Federal funds may be pro-
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vided (directly or indirectly, including through contract or
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subcontract) to an entity unless the entity certifies that,
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during the period for which such funds are provided, the
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entity will not perform, and will not provide any funds
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to any other entity that performs, an abortion.
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(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply with
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respect to an abortion where—
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(1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or in-
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cest; or
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(2) a physician certifies that the woman suffers
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from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical
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illness that would place the woman in danger of
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death unless an abortion is performed, including a
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life-threatening physical condition caused by or aris-
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ing from the pregnancy itself.
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(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘entity’’
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means the entire legal entity, including any entity that
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controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with
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such entity.
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