A bill to require the Attorney General to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Planned Parenthood, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-s-1877
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2015-07-28
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Abortion

Appropriations

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Health facilities and institutions

Health programs administration and funding

Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6077)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill directs the Attorney General to request that a division of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia appoint a special prosecutor to: (1) determine whether any action taken by Planned Parenthood Federation of America or any other entity that receives federal funds and conducts abortions or that provides funds to any other entity that conducts abortions violated any federal law relating to abortion, including the inappropriate change of abortion procedure, the use of fetus tissue following an abortion, or the use of federal funds for abortion; and (2) prosecute, if warranted, any such violation.</p> <p>The bill rescinds the unobligated balance of any federal funds provided to the Planned Parenthood and any affiliate state or local office and makes such amounts available to the special prosecutor to carry out activities under this Act.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1877 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2015 Mr. Inhofe introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the Attorney General to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Planned Parenthood, and for other purposes.

1. Special Prosecutor (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term covered entity means any entity that— (A) receives Federal funds; and (B) conducts abortions or provides funds to any other entity that conducts abortions; and (2) the term abortion law means any Federal law relating to abortion. (b) Appointment of special prosecutor The Attorney General shall request that the division of the court, as established under section 49 of title 28, United States Code, appoint a special prosecutor, in accordance with section 593(b) of such title 28, to— (1) investigate Planned Parenthood and any other covered entity, including employees of Planned Parenthood or another covered entity, to determine whether any action taken by Planned Parenthood or any other covered entity was in violation of any abortion law, including the inappropriate change of abortion procedure, the use of fetus tissue following an abortion, or the use of Federal funds for abortion; and (2) prosecute, if warranted, any violation discovered during the investigation conducted under paragraph (1). (c) Funding for special prosecutor (1) In general Amounts rescinded under paragraph (2) shall be made available to the special prosecutor appointed under subsection (b), without fiscal year limitation, to carry out activities under subsection (b). (2) Rescission There is hereby rescinded the unobligated balance of any Federal funds provided to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and any affiliate State or local office.