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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 369 

To provide for a moratorium on Federal funding to Planned Parenthood 

Federation of America, Inc. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 9, 2019 

Mrs. HARTZLER (for herself, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. YOHO, Mr. PALMER, Mr. 

JONES, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. 

SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. 

CHABOT, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. DUFFY, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, 

Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio, 

Mr. GOSAR, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. HILL of Arkansas, Mr. 

PALAZZO, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. BANKS, Mr. BIGGS, 

Mr. BYRNE, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. BOST, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. LATTA, Mr. 

WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. ESTES, Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. 

LOUDERMILK, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. POSEY, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. WALKER, 

Mr. STEWART, Mr. GIANFORTE, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. BARR, Mr. 

RUTHERFORD, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. 

MITCHELL, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. ROONEY of Florida, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. BUCK, Mr. 

BUDD, Mr. GOHMERT, Ms. CHENEY, Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee, Mr. 

BILIRAKIS, Mr. EMMER, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. FLORES, Mr. 

BRADY, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 

WATKINS, Mr. OLSON, Mr. BABIN, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. WRIGHT, and Mr. 

HAGEDORN) 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 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) State and county health departments, com9 munity health centers, hospitals, physicians offices, 

10 and other entities currently provide, and will con11 tinue to provide, health services to women. Such 

12 health services include relevant diagnostic laboratory 

13 and radiology services, well-child care, prenatal and 

14 postpartum care, immunization, family planning 

15 services (including contraception), cervical and 

16 breast cancer screenings and referrals, and sexually 

17 transmitted disease testing. 

18 (2) Many such entities provide services to all 

19 persons, regardless of the person’s ability to pay, 

20 and provide services in medically underserved areas 

21 and to medically underserved populations. 

22 (3) All funds that are no longer available to 

23 Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. 

24 and its affiliates and clinics pursuant to this Act will 


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1 continue to be made available to other eligible enti2 ties to provide women’s health care services. 

3 (4) Funds authorized to be appropriated, and 

4 appropriated, by section 4 are offset by the funding 

5 limitation under section 3(a). 

6 SEC. 3. 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). 

12 SEC. 4. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER PRO13 GRAM. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro15 priated, and appropriated, $235,000,000 for the commu16 nity health center program under section 330 of the Public 

17 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b), in addition to any 

18 other funds made available to such program, for the period 

19 for which the funding limitation under section 3(a) ap20 plies. 

21 (b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized or 

22 appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) may be expended 

23 for an abortion other than as described in section 3(b). 


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1 SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

2 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to reduce over3 all Federal funding available in support of women’s health. 

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