HR 3664 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2003

Introduced Dec 8, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Michael Bilirakis R-FL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 17, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedDec 8, 2003
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Federal Government, and any State or local government that receives Federal financial assistance, from discriminating against any health care entity because (in addition to current prohibited reasons) the entity refuses to provide coverage of, or pay for, induced abortions. Expands the definition of "health care entity" to include (in addition to physicians) other health professionals, a hospital, a provider sponsored organization, a health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, and any other kind of health care facility, organization, or plan.

Cosponsors 15

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 8, 2003 to Mar 23, 2004, with 13 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-MS	Charles W. "Chip" Pickering	Original	Dec 8, 2003
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith	Original	Dec 8, 2003
R-FL	Cliff Stearns	Original	Dec 8, 2003
R-KY	Ed Whitfield	Original	Dec 8, 2003
R-MI	Fred Upton	Original	Dec 8, 2003
D-MS	Gene Taylor	Original	Dec 8, 2003
R-TX	Joe Barton	Original	Dec 8, 2003
R-PA	Joseph R. Pitts	Original	Dec 8, 2003
D-GA	Nathan Deal	Original	Dec 8, 2003
D-TX	Ralph M. Hall	Original	Dec 8, 2003
R-NC	Richard Burr	Original	Dec 8, 2003
R-MD	Roscoe G. Bartlett	Original	Dec 8, 2003
R-LA	W. J. (Billy) Tauzin	Original	Dec 8, 2003
R-VA	Jo Ann Davis		Mar 10, 2004
R-MI	Vernon J. Ehlers		Mar 23, 2004

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Dec 17, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 8, 2003Introduced in House
Dec 8, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 1397	Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2003	Related bill	Jul 14, 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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