Title: Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Compliance with Title X Requirements by Project Recipients in Selecting Subrecipients".
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This joint resolution nullifies a Department of Health and Human Services rule regarding subrecipients of family planning grants. (Under the rule, grant recipients may prohibit an entity from receiving a subaward only for reasons related to the entity's ability to provide family planning services.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 39 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 39

  Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human 
Services relating to ``Compliance with Title X Requirements by Project 
                Recipients in Selecting Subrecipients''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 30, 2017

  Mr. Messer (for himself, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Holding, Mr. Mullin, Mr. 
   Grothman, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Williams, Mr. Collins of 
Georgia, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Harris, Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia, Mr. 
 Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, 
  Mr. Brat, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Russell, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. 
Babin, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Hudson, 
Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, 
 Mr. Marshall, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. 
  Abraham, Mr. Allen, Mr. Banks of Indiana, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
 Graves of Missouri, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
Olson, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Roskam, 
   Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. 
Harper, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
 Texas, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Jones, Mr. Turner, Mr. Chabot, 
  Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Cole, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Latta, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. 
Franks of Arizona, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, 
Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith of 
 New Jersey, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Moolenaar, 
 Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Budd, Mr. 
 Rouzer, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Thomas J. 
Rooney of Florida, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Gowdy, 
 Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mrs. Love, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Westerman, Mr. 
Bishop of Michigan, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Long, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. 
     Palazzo, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. 
Hollingsworth, Mr. Barr, Mr. Perry, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Joyce of 
   Ohio, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
 Arrington, Mr. Biggs, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. 
 Bost, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Knight, Mr. Lucas, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Schweikert, 
 Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, 
Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
 Francis Rooney of Florida, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Amash, Mr. Labrador, Mr. 
 Hill, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Flores, and Mr. 
Walker) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human 
Services relating to ``Compliance with Title X Requirements by Project 
                Recipients in Selecting Subrecipients''.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the 
rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating 
to ``Compliance with Title X Requirements by Project Recipients in 
Selecting Subrecipients'' (81 Fed. Reg. 91852), and such rule shall 
have no force or effect.
                                 <all>