I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 343 
To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit family planning 
grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2025 
Ms. FOXX (for herself, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mrs. MIL-
LER
of Illinois, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. 
WESTERMAN, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. 
BURCHETT, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. LATTA, Mr. GROTHMAN, 
Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. MANN, Mr. CLINE, Mr. BOST, Mr. 
NEWHOUSE, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. STAUBER, and Mr. MESSMER) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit 
family planning grants from being awarded to any entity 
that performs abortions, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Title X Abortion Pro-
vider Prohibition Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ABORTION. 
Title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 1009. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITION REGARDING ABOR-
TION. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
any assistance under this title to an entity unless the enti-
ty certifies that, during the period of such assistance, the 
entity will not perform, and will not provide any funds 
to any other entity that performs, an abortion. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply 
with respect to an abortion where— 
‘‘(1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or in-
cest; or 
‘‘(2) a physician certifies that the woman suf-
fers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or 
physical illness that would place the woman in dan-
ger of death unless an abortion is performed, includ-
ing a life-threatening physical condition caused by or 
arising from the pregnancy itself. 
‘‘(c) HOSPITALS.—Subsection (a) does not apply with 
respect to a hospital, so long as such hospital does not, 
during the period of assistance described in subsection (a), 
provide funds to any non-hospital entity that performs an 
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abortion (other than an abortion described in subsection 
(b)). 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of the Title X Abortion Provider 
Prohibition Act, and annually thereafter, for the fiscal 
year involved, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
Congress containing— 
‘‘(1) a list of each entity receiving a grant 
under this title; 
‘‘(2) for each such entity performing abortions 
under the exceptions described in subsection (b)— 
‘‘(A) the total number of such abortions; 
‘‘(B) the number of such abortions where 
the pregnancy is the result of rape; 
‘‘(C) the number of such abortions where 
the pregnancy is the result of incest; and 
‘‘(D) the number of such abortions where 
a physician provides a certification described in 
subsection (b)(2); 
‘‘(3) a statement of the date of the latest cer-
tification under subsection (a) for each entity receiv-
ing a grant under this title; and 
‘‘(4) a list of each entity to which an entity de-
scribed in paragraph (1) makes available funds re-
ceived through a grant under this title. 
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‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘entity’ means the entire legal 
entity, including any entity that controls, is con-
trolled by, or is under common control with such en-
tity. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘hospital’ has the meaning given 
to such term in section 1861(e) of the Social Secu-
rity Act.’’. 
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