A bill to prohibit the provision of Federal funds to an entity that receives compensation for facilitating the donation of fetal tissue derived from an abortion.

Bill: 114-s-1917
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2015-08-03
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Health facilities and institutions

Health programs administration and funding

Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Latest action: action_date: 2015-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6241-6242)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-08-03
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill prohibits federal funding of any affiliate, subsidiary, successor, or clinic of Planned Parenthood Federation of America that receives compensation for facilitating the donation of fetal tissue from an abortion.</p> <p>Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Department of Justice must investigate whether Planned Parenthood Federation of America or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or clinics has engaged in illegal activity pertaining to fetal tissue products.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1917 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 3, 2015 Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. Kirk , and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to an entity that receives compensation for facilitating the donation of fetal tissue derived from an abortion.

1. Limitation on funding (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds shall be made available to any affiliate, subsidiary, successor, or clinic of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., if that affiliate, subsidiary, successor, or clinic receives compensation for facilitating the donation of fetal tissue products derived from an abortion. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to— (1) affect any limitation contained in an appropriations Act relating to abortion; or (2) reduce overall Federal funding available in support of women’s health. (c) Investigation and report Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall conduct an investigation, and submit to Congress a report on the findings of such investigation, concerning whether or not the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or clinics has engaged in any illegal activity pertaining to fetal tissue products.