Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act

Bill: 118-hr-2492
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2023-04-06
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits using federal funds for certain abortion-related purposes outside the United States.</p> <p>The bill prohibits federal funding for certain foreign and domestic organizations that are engaged in activities such as performing abortions, furnishing items intended to procure abortions, or providing financial support to other organizations that conduct such activities. The prohibition does not apply to abortions resulting from rape or incest, or when the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term. </p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2492 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 6, 2023 Ms. Foxx (for herself, Mr. Banks , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. McHenry , Mr. Carl , Mr. Guest , Mr. Mast , and Mr. Wenstrup ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To restrict the availability of Federal funds to organizations associated with the abortion industry.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act . 2. Restriction on availability of Federal funds (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Federal funds may not be made available for purposes outside of the United States (including its territories and possessions) to— (1) any foreign nonprofit organization, foreign nongovernmental organization, foreign multilateral organization, or foreign quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organization that— (A) performs or promotes abortions, including providing referrals, counseling, lobbying, and training relating to abortions; (B) furnishes or develops any item intended to procure abortions; or (C) provides financial support to— (i) any entity that conducts any of the activities described in subparagraph (A) or (B); or (ii) any entity described in paragraph (2); and (2) any domestic nonprofit organization or domestic nongovernmental organization that— (A) performs abortions; (B) furnishes or develops any item intended to procure abortions; (C) within the scope of any program or activity that receives Federal funds— (i) performs or promotes abortions, including providing referrals, counseling, lobbying, and training relating to abortions; or (ii) fails to maintain a complete physical and financial separation from activities described in clause (i) and such failure includes co-locating such a program or activity at any site where activities described in clause (i) are conducted; or (D) provides financial support to— (i) any entity that conducts activities described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); or (ii) any entity described in paragraph (1). (b) Inclusions; exceptions The prohibitions described in subsection (a)— (1) include the transfer of Federal funds and goods financed with such funds; and (2) do not apply to abortions— (A) resulting from rape or incest; or (B) when the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term.