Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House should consider legislation to protect traditional marriage and prevent taxpayer funding of abortion.

Bill: 114-hres-399
Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2015-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Abortion
Administrative remedies
Charitable contributions
Civil actions and liability
Due process and equal protection
Family planning and birth control
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
House of Representatives
Income tax deductions
Intergovernmental relations
Legislative rules and procedure
Licensing and registrations
Marriage and family status
Public contracts and procurement
Religion
Sex and reproductive health
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
State and local government operations
Supreme Court
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax-exempt organizations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: 
Calls upon the Speaker of the House of Representatives to encourage committee chairs to schedule the following legislation for immediate consideration and, if reported favorably by their respective committees, for votes on the House floor:
 
 
 H.R. 2802, the First Amendment Defense Act;
 
 H. Res. 359, providing that the House of Representatives disagrees with the Supreme Court's majority opinion in 
Obergefell
 v
. Hodges
;
 
 H.R. 3134, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015; and
 
 H.R. 3197, the Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2015.
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2015-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Introduced in House