What This Bill Does
This bill stops federal funding from going to Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its affiliates and clinics for one year after the bill becomes law. Planned Parenthood can only receive federal money if it certifies (promises in writing) that it will not perform abortions or fund other entities that perform abortions during that one-year period, with limited exceptions.
Who It Affects
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. and its affiliates and clinics. The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture. Community health centers and other health care providers that may receive redirected federal funding. Women who use health services.
Key Provisions
• For one year after this bill becomes law, no federal money can go to Planned Parenthood or its affiliates and clinics unless they certify they will not perform abortions or fund other entities that perform abortions during that period (Sec. 3(a)).
• Exceptions to the abortion restriction exist for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, or when a physician certifies that a woman's life is in danger without an abortion, including from a physical condition caused by the pregnancy itself (Sec. 3(b)).
• If Planned Parenthood violates the certification requirement, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and Secretary of Agriculture must try to get back any federal money Planned Parenthood received (Sec. 3(c)).
• Congress authorizes funding for community health center programs to replace money that Planned Parenthood loses (Sec. 4(a)).
• Funds given to community health centers cannot be used for abortions except in the same limited circumstances described above (Sec. 4(b)).
What Changes
If this bill becomes law, Planned Parenthood would lose access to federal funding for one year unless it agrees not to perform abortions or fund abortion providers, with exceptions for rape, incest and life-threatening pregnancies. Money previously available to Planned Parenthood would instead go to community health centers and other eligible health care providers.
Important Definitions
None defined.
Effective Date
One year from the date this bill becomes law (Sec. 3(a)). Not specified in bill text when the one-year period ends.
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 128
To provide for a moratorium on Federal funding to Planned Parenthood
Federation of America, Inc.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 9, 2023
Mrs. BOEBERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To provide for a moratorium on Federal funding to Planned
Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
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 ‘‘Defund Planned Par-
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enthood Act of 2023’’.
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
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Congress finds the following:
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(1) State and county health departments, com-
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munity health centers, hospitals, physicians offices,
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and other entities currently provide, and will con-
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tinue to provide, health services to women. Such
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health services include relevant diagnostic laboratory
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and radiology services, well-child care, prenatal and
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postpartum care, immunization, family planning
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services (including contraception), cervical and
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breast cancer screenings and referrals, and sexually
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transmitted disease testing.
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(2) Many such entities provide services to all
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persons, regardless of the person’s ability to pay,
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and provide services in medically underserved areas
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and to medically underserved populations.
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(3) All funds that are no longer available to
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Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
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and its affiliates and clinics pursuant to this Act will
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continue to be made available to other eligible enti-
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ties to provide women’s health care services.
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(4) Funds authorized to be appropriated, and
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appropriated, by section 4 are offset by the funding
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limitation under section 3(a).
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SEC. 3. MORATORIUM ON FEDERAL FUNDING TO PLANNED
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PARENTHOOD
FEDERATION
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AMERICA,
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INC.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—For the one-year period beginning
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on the date of the enactment of this Act, subject to sub-
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section (b), no funds authorized or appropriated by Fed-
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eral law may be made available for any purpose to Planned
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Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or any affiliate
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or clinic of Planned Parenthood Federation of America,
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Inc., unless such entities certify that Planned Parenthood
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Federation of America affiliates and clinics will not per-
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form, and will not provide any funds to any other entity
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that performs, an abortion during such period.
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(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to
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an abortion—
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(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of
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rape or incest; or
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(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a
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physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness
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that would, as certified by a physician, place the
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woman in danger of death unless an abortion is per-
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formed, including a life-endangering physical condi-
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tion caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself.
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(c) REPAYMENT.—The Secretary of Health and
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Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture shall
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seek repayment of any Federal assistance received by
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Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or any
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affiliate or clinic of Planned Parenthood Federation of
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America, Inc., if it violates the terms of the certification
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required by subsection (a) during the period specified in
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subsection (a).
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SEC. 4. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER PRO-
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GRAM.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
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priated, and appropriated, $235,000,000 for the commu-
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nity health center program under section 330 of the Public
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Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b), in addition to any
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other funds made available to such program, for the period
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for which the funding limitation under section 3(a) ap-
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plies.
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(b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized or
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appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) may be expended
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for an abortion other than as described in section 3(b).
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SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
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Nothing in this Act shall be construed to reduce over-
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all Federal funding available in support of women’s health.
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