Protect Funding for Women’s Health Care Act

Bill: 119-hr-599
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4]
Introduced: 2025-01-22
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion

Family planning and birth control

Health facilities and institutions

Health programs administration and funding

Sex and reproductive health

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Tax-exempt organizations

Women's health
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protect Funding for Women's Health Care Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America or its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or clinics.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 599 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2025 Mr. Aderholt (for himself, Mr. Moolenaar , Mr. Crenshaw , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Cloud , Mr. Ellzey , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Rouzer , Mr. Strong , Mr. Moore of West Virginia , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. Moore of North Carolina , Mr. Green of Tennessee , and Mrs. Hinson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Funding for Women’s Health Care Act . 2. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) State and county health departments, community health centers, hospitals, physicians’ offices, and other entities currently provide, and will continue to provide, health services to women. Such health services include relevant diagnostic laboratory and radiology services, well-child care, prenatal and postpartum care, immunization, family planning services including contraception, sexually transmitted disease testing, cervical and breast cancer screenings, and referrals. (2) Many such entities provide services to all persons, regardless of the person’s ability to pay, and provide services in medically underserved areas and to medically underserved populations. (3) All funds no longer available to Planned Parenthood Federation of America will continue to be made available to other eligible entities to provide women’s health care services. 3. Prohibition (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be made available to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, or to any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or clinics. (b) Rules of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to— (1) affect any limitation contained in an appropriations Act relating to abortion; or (2) reduce overall Federal funding available in support of women’s health.