I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6742 
To prohibit the expenditure for an abortion of Federal funds authorized 
or appropriated for preventing, preparing for, or responding to the 
COVID–19 pandemic, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2020 
Mr. CONAWAY (for himself, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. BABIN, Mr. LAMBORN, 
Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. DUNN, Mr. BANKS, Mr. GRAVES of 
Georgia, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. KELLY of Mis-
sissippi, Mr. SPANO, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. 
BURCHETT, Mr. BUDD, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. 
SHIMKUS, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. WATKINS, 
Mr. LATTA, Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. HICE of 
Georgia, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. HURD
of Texas, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. 
LAMALFA, Mr. GUEST, Mr. CLINE, Mrs. MILLER, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of 
Tennessee, Mr. RUTHERFORD, and Mr. COLLINS of Georgia) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 
Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the expenditure for an abortion of Federal funds 
authorized or appropriated for preventing, preparing for, 
or responding to the COVID–19 pandemic, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Life in Cri-
sis Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING THE EXPENDITURE OF COVID–19 
FUNDING FOR ANY ABORTION. 
(a) PROHIBITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No funds authorized or ap-
propriated by Federal law for the purpose of pre-
venting, preparing for, or responding to the COVID– 
19 pandemic, domestically or internationally, and 
none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds 
are authorized or appropriated by Federal law for 
such purpose, shall be expended for any abortion. 
(2) 
SPECIFIED
HEALTH
BENEFITS
COV-
ERAGE.—None of the funds authorized or appro-
priated by Federal law for the purpose described in 
subsection (a), and none of the funds in any trust 
fund to which funds are authorized or appropriated 
by Federal law for such purpose, shall be expended 
for, nor shall any credit for such purpose be allowed 
under the internal revenue laws with respect to, cov-
erage under a qualified health plan offered through 
an Exchange established pursuant to title I of the 
Patient 
Protection 
and 
Affordable 
Care 
Act, 
COBRA continuation coverage, or any other cov-
erage, if such coverage includes coverage of abortion. 
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(3) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term 
‘‘COBRA continuation coverage’’ means continu-
ation coverage provided pursuant to part 6 of sub-
title B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1161 et seq.) 
(other than under section 609 of such Act), title 
XXII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300bb–1 et seq.), section 4980B of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (other than subsection (f)(1) of 
such section insofar as it relates to pediatric vac-
cines), or section 8905a of title 5, United States 
Code, or under a State program that provides com-
parable continuation coverage. Such term does not 
include coverage under a health flexible spending ar-
rangement under a cafeteria plan within the mean-
ing of section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. 
(b) TREATMENT OF ABORTIONS RELATED TO RAPE, 
INCEST, OR PRESERVING THE LIFE OF THE MOTHER.— 
The limitations established in subsection (a) shall not 
apply to an abortion— 
(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of 
rape or incest; or 
(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a 
physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, 
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including a life-endangering physical condition 
caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that 
would, as certified by a physician, place the woman 
in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
may be construed to require a plan or coverage described 
in subsection (a) to provide coverage of any abortion. 
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