Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-661
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2019-01-17
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Abortion

Foreign aid and international relief

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

World health
Latest action: action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits U.S. assistance to foreign nonprofits, nongovernmental organizations, or quasi-autonomous organizations that promote or perform abortions, except in cases of rape or incest or where the mother's life is endangered.<br> </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 661 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 17, 2019 Ms. Foxx of North Carolina (for herself, Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Harris , Mr. Gaetz , Mr. Banks , Mr. Meadows , Mrs. Wagner , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Jones , Mrs. Walorski , Mr. Long , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Mooney of West Virginia , Mr. Spano , Mr. Latta , and Mr. Gibbs ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Act of 2019 . 2. Prohibition on assistance to foreign nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2351 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 620N. Prohibition on assistance to foreign nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions No assistance may be furnished under this Act to any foreign nonprofit, foreign nongovernmental organization, or quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organization that promotes or performs abortion, except in cases of rape or incest or when the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term. .