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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3134 

To provide for a moratorium on Federal funding to Planned Parenthood 

Federation of America, Inc. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 21, 2015 

Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. MESSER, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, 

Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. 

OLSON, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. 

DESJARLAIS, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. JONES, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. BISHOP of 

Utah, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. HILL, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. 

SCHWEIKERT, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Mr. 

ABRAHAM, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. PITTS, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. 

WENSTRUP, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. MICA, Mr. ADERHOLT, 

Mr. CHABOT, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. BABIN, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. GIBBS, Mrs. 

HARTZLER, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. KLINE, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. 

BRAT, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. BLUM, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. 

FLEMING, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. 

KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. YOHO, Mr. 

ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. YODER, Mr. LONG, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. 

LAMBORN, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. BOST, Mr. HARPER, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Ohio, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. DUFFY, and Mr. FLORES) 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. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Defund Planned Par5 enthood Act of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. MORATORIUM ON FEDERAL FUNDING TO PLANNED 

7 PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, 

8 INC. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—For the one-year period beginning 

10 on the date of the enactment of this Act, subject to sub11 section (b), no funds authorized or appropriated by Fed12 eral law may be made available for any purpose to Planned 

13 Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or any affiliate 

14 or clinic of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, 

15 Inc., unless such entities certify that Planned Parenthood 

16 Federation of America affiliates and clinics will not per17 form, and will not provide any funds to any other entity 

18 that performs, an abortion during such period. 

19 (b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 

20 an abortion— 

21 (1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of 

22 rape or incest; or 

23 (2) in the case where a woman suffers from a 

24 physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness 

25 that would, as certified by a physician, place the 


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1 woman in danger of death unless an abortion is per2 formed, including a life-endangering physical condi3 tion caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself. 

4 (c) REPAYMENT.—The Secretary of Health and 

5 Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture shall 

6 seek repayment of any Federal assistance received by 

7 Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or any 

8 affiliate or clinic of Planned Parenthood Federation of 

9 America, Inc., if it violates the terms of the certification 

10 required by subsection (a) during the period specified in 

11 subsection (a). 

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