No Federal Funds for Abortion Travel Expenses Act of 2023

Subjects: Health

Summary:  <p><strong>No Federal Funds for Abortion Travel Expenses Act of 2023</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to support interstate travel to obtain an abortion.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1470 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1470

To prohibit the use of Federal funds for abortion through financial or 
logistical support to individuals traveling to another State or country 
                        to receive an abortion.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 8, 2023

   Mr. Norman (for himself, Mr. Banks, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Cloud, Mr. 
Davidson, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Gosar, Ms. 
 Greene of Georgia, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Hern, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, 
 Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
   Steube, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Westerman, and Mr. Lamborn) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for abortion through financial or 
logistical support to individuals traveling to another State or country 
                        to receive an abortion.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Federal Funds for Abortion Travel 
Expenses Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. NO FEDERAL FUNDS FOR ABORTION TRAVEL.

    (a) In General.--No Federal funds may be used for abortion through 
financial or logistical support for travel to another State for an 
abortion.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to affect the limits on funding for abortion through 
financial or logistical support for travel to another State or country 
to receive an abortion in effect under the Hyde Amendment or any other 
provision of Federal law.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``abortion'' means the use or provision of any 
        instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance or device--
                    (A) to intentionally kill the unborn child of a 
                woman known to be pregnant; or
                    (B) to intentionally terminate the pregnancy of a 
                woman known to be pregnant, with an intention other 
                than--
                            (i) after viability to produce a live birth 
                        that, if premature, is medically indicated, and 
                        to preserve the life and health of the child 
                        born alive;
                            (ii) to treat an ectopic pregnancy; or
                            (iii) to remove a dead unborn child.
            (2) The term ``Hyde Amendment'' means sections 506 and 507 
        of division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 
        (Public Law 117-103) and any successor provisions in any 
        appropriations Act for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2022.
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