Summary
# PLAIN ENGLISH TRANSLATION: H.R. 407 - Protect the UNBORN Act
## WHAT THIS BILL DOES
This bill prevents federal agency leaders from carrying out two specific executive orders about reproductive healthcare services. The bill also blocks federal money from being used to put these executive orders into action.
## WHO IT AFFECTS
Federal agencies and the people who work for them are directly affected by this bill. Any organization that receives federal funding to implement these executive orders would be impacted.
## KEY PROVISIONS
• Federal agency leaders cannot carry out Executive Order 14076 titled "Protecting Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services" (Sec. 2(a)(1))
• Federal agency leaders cannot carry out Executive Order 14079 titled "Securing Access to Reproductive and Other Healthcare Services" (Sec. 2(a)(2))
• No federal money can be used to put into place, manage or enforce Executive Order 14076 (Sec. 2(b)(1))
• No federal money can be used to put into place, manage or enforce Executive Order 14079 (Sec. 2(b)(2))
## WHAT CHANGES
If this bill becomes law, federal agencies must stop carrying out these two executive orders. They also cannot spend federal money on these executive orders or any work related to them.
## IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS
None defined in bill text.
## EFFECTIVE DATE
Not specified in bill text.
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 407
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement Executive order relating
to reproductive health services.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 20, 2023
Mr. CLYDE (for himself, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr.
BABIN, Mr. BACON, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. BANKS, Mr.
BERGMAN, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina,
Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr. BOST, Mr. BUCK, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. CARTER of
Georgia, Mr. CLINE, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr.
DONALDS, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. ESTES, Mr.
FALLON, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr.
FLOOD, Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. GOOD of
Virginia, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. GOSAR, Mrs. GREENE of Georgia,
Mr. GUEST, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. JACKSON of Texas, Mr.
JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. JOHNSON of Lou-
isiana, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. KELLY of Mis-
sissippi, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. LATURNER,
Mrs. LESKO, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. MANN, Mr. MAST, Mrs. MCCLAIN,
Mr. MCCORMICK, Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, Mrs. MILLER of Illi-
nois, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. MUR-
PHY, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. OGLES, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. POSEY,
Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. ROSE, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. ROY, Mr. SELF,
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. STAUBER,
Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. STEUBE, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. WEBER of Texas,
Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, and
Mr. WITTMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees
on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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•HR 407 IH
A BILL
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement Executive
order relating to reproductive health services.
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 ‘‘Protect the UNBORN
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(Undo the Negligent Biden Orders Right Now) Act’’ or
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the ‘‘Protect the UNBORN Act’’.
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF EXECU-
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TIVE ORDER RELATING TO REPRODUCTIVE
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HEALTH SERVICES.
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(a) FEDERAL AGENCIES.—No head of a Federal
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agency may carry out—
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(1) Executive Order 14076 entitled ‘‘Protecting
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Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services’’ and
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issued on July 8, 2022; or
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(2) Executive Order 14079 entitled ‘‘Securing
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Access to Reproductive and Other Healthcare Serv-
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ices’’ and issued on August 3, 2022.
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(b) USE OF FUNDS.—No Federal funds, including
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any funds made available under the Consolidated Appro-
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priations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), may be used
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to implement, administer, or enforce—
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•HR 407 IH
(1) Executive Order 14076 entitled ‘‘Protecting
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Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services’’ and
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issued on July 8, 2022; or
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(2) Executive Order 14079 entitled ‘‘Securing
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Access to Reproductive and Other Healthcare Serv-
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ices’’ and issued on August 3, 2022.
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