States Choose Life Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4414
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2023-06-30
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion

Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Health and Human Services
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>States Choose Life Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from requiring recipients of Title X Family Planning Grants to provide (1) referrals for pregnancy termination, or (2) information or counseling on options for pregnancy termination that are unlawful in the state where the family planning services are offered.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4414 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 30, 2023 Mr. Green of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit requiring a recipient or subrecipient of funds to provide referrals for abortion, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the States Choose Life Act of 2023 . 2. No requirement under title X to provide referrals for abortion (a) In general Title X of the Public Health Service Act (300 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 1009. No requirement to provide referrals for abortion The Secretary shall not require, as a condition on receipt of funds under this title, that any recipient or subrecipient of such funds provide— (1) referrals for pregnancy termination; or (2) information or counseling on options for pregnancy termination that are unlawful in the State where the family planning services are being provided. . (b) Regulations Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall promulgate a final regulation revising section 59.5(a)(5) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, and making such other changes to regulations as may be necessary, to carry out section 1009 of the Public Health Service Act, as added by subsection (a).