No Taxpayer Funds for Illegal Alien Abortions Act

Bill: 117-s-4770
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2022-08-04
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2022-08-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-08-04
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>No Taxpayer Funds for Illegal Alien Abortions Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from using federal funds to (1) pay for an abortion except if the life of the mother is endangered or the pregnancy was a result of rape or incest, or (2) require any person to perform or facilitate any abortion. </p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4770 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 4, 2022 Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Braun , Mr. Daines , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Lee , Mr. Wicker , and Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit any employee or contractor of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Department of Health and Human Services from transporting any alien across State lines for the purpose of procuring an abortion for such alien.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Taxpayer Funds for Illegal Alien Abortions Act . 2. Restriction on the transportation of aliens Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an employee or contractor of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Department of Health and Human Services, acting within the scope of the individual's employment or contract, may not transport, or arrange for the transportation of, any alien who is unlawfully present in the United States across any State line for the purpose of procuring an abortion for such alien. 3. Limitations on the use of Federal funds for abortions No funds authorized or appropriated by Federal law for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or for the Department of Health and Human Services may be used or made available— (1) to pay for an abortion, except in instances in which— (A) the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term; or (B) the pregnancy was the result of rape or incest; or (2) to require any person to perform, or to facilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion.