A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Mexico City policy should be permanently established.

Bill: 115-sres-15
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2017-01-20
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Abortion

Family planning and birth control

Foreign aid and international relief
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S362)

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-20
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the President should immediately reapply and consider improving the Mexico City Policy (requires foreign nongovernmental organizations receiving certain types of U.S. assistance to certify that they will not perform or actively promote abortion as a method of family planning), and (2) Congress should expeditiously consider statutory changes that permanently codify such policy.</p>

tv_txt: III 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 15 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 20, 2017 Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Daines , Mr. Moran , Mr. Sasse , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Cruz , and Mr. Paul ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the Senate that the Mexico City policy should be permanently established.

Whereas section 104(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151b(f) ) (commonly referred to as the Helms amendment ) states that no foreign assistance funds may be used to pay for the performance of abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions; Whereas section 518 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006 ( Public Law 109–102 ; 119 Stat. 2202) (commonly referred to as the Siljander Amendment ) states that no foreign assistance funds may be used to lobby for or against abortion; Whereas, in 1984, President Ronald Reagan established the Mexico City Policy, which prohibits foreign aid for family planning purposes from being given to foreign nongovernmental organizations that perform abortions or actively promote abortion as a method of family planning, regardless of the source of funding; Whereas, upon assuming office on January 20, 1989, President George H.W. Bush continued to enforce the Mexico City Policy as established by President Reagan; Whereas the Mexico City Policy was reestablished on January 22, 2001, by President George W. Bush; and Whereas, on January 23, 2009, President Barack Obama rescinded the Mexico City Policy: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of the Senate that— (1) the President should immediately reapply and consider improving the Mexico City Policy; and (2) Congress should expeditiously consider statutory changes that permanently codify the Mexico City Policy or an improved version thereof.