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: full_name: Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2015-07-29
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
Latest action: action_date: 2015-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>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:</p> <ul> <li> H.R. 2802, the First Amendment Defense Act;</li> <li> H. Res. 359, providing that the House of Representatives disagrees with the Supreme Court's majority opinion in <em>Obergefell</em> v<em>. Hodges</em>;</li> <li> H.R. 3134, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015; and</li> <li> H.R. 3197, the Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2015.</li> </ul> <ul> </ul>

tv_txt: IV 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 399 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Mr. Jones submitted the following resolution; which was 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 RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House should consider legislation to protect traditional marriage and prevent taxpayer funding of abortion.

Whereas the United States of America was founded upon Judeo-Christian principles, and even today many Americans believe that our strength comes from these principles; Whereas the creator is explicitly mentioned in the Declaration of Independence as endowing us with all of our rights; Whereas the Supreme Court recently legalized nationwide same-sex marriage in the case of Obergefell et al. v. Hodges; Whereas the Court’s decision invalidated the wishes of States that prohibited same-sex marriage; Whereas over 50,000,000 unborn children have been aborted in the years after abortion was legalized as a result of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade; Whereas Planned Parenthood Federation of America, America’s largest abortion provider, receives over $500,000,000 of Federal funding annually; Whereas senior officials of Planned Parenthood were recently recorded facilitating the sale of fetal body parts from aborted babies in violation of Federal law; Whereas in Jeremiah 1:5 the Bible reads Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee. ; and Whereas in 1 Timothy 4:1–5 the Bible reads Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils : Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives calls upon the Speaker to encourage committee chairs to schedule the following legislation for immediate committee consideration, then follow through with scheduling votes on the House floor if they are reported favorably by their respective committees: (1) H.R. 2802, the First Amendment Defense Act, introduced by Mr. Labrador of Idaho. (2) H. Res. 359, Providing that the House of Representatives disagrees with the majority opinion in Obergefell et al. v. Hodges, and for other purposes, introduced by Mr. King of Iowa. (3) H.R. 3134, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015, introduced by Ms. Black of Tennessee. (4) H.R. 3197, the Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2015, introduced by Ms. Black of Tennessee.