Taxpayers Support Life Act

Bill: 117-hr-8702
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]
Introduced: 2022-08-12
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2022-08-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-08-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Taxpayers Support Life Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from finalizing, implementing, administering, or enforcing a proposed rule (published on August 4, 2022) that implements the statutory ban on discrimination in federally funded health programs and activities. Further, HHS may not use federal funds to contravene the administration or enforcement of the existing nondiscrimination rule, which became effective on June 19, 2020.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8702 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 12, 2022 Mr. Cline (for himself, Mr. Hice of Georgia , Mrs. Cammack , Mr. Fulcher , Mr. Buck , Mr. Duncan , Mr. Norman , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Johnson of Louisiana , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Van Drew , Mr. Smith of Nebraska , Mr. Babin , Mr. Banks , Mr. Feenstra , Mr. Allen , Mr. Moolenaar , Mr. Loudermilk , Mr. Clyde , Mr. Jordan , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Keller , Mr. Steube , Mr. Palazzo , Mr. Jacobs of New York , Mr. Biggs , Mr. LaTurner , Mr. McKinley , Mr. Fitzgerald , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Mooney , Mr. Tiffany , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Good of Virginia , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mrs. Boebert , Mr. Mast , Mr. Guest , and Mr. Grothman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit the implementation of the proposed rule entitled Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayers Support Life Act . 2. Prohibiting implementation of proposed rule entitled Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services may not finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the proposed rule entitled Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities (RIN: 0945–AA17). (b) Limitations on funding No Federal funds may be used— (1) to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the proposed rule described in subsection (a); or (2) in contravention of administering or enforcing the final rule entitled Nondiscrimination in Health and Health Education Programs or Activities, Delegation of Authority (85 Fed. Reg. 37160) and dated June 19, 2020.