HR 5939 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act

Introduced Jul 29, 2010 Originated House Sponsor Christopher H. Smith R-NJ

Latest action · Jul 29, 2010 Referred to House Ways and Means

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.

IntroducedJul 29, 2010
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act - Prohibits: (1) the expenditure of funds authorized or appropriated by federal law or funds in any trust fund to which funds are authorized or appropriated by federal law for any abortion or for health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion; (2) any tax benefits for amounts paid or incurred for an abortion or for a health benefits plan (including premium assistance) that includes coverage of abortion; and (3) the inclusion of abortion in any health care service furnished by a federal health care facility or by any physician or other individual employed by the federal government. Exempts from such prohibitions an abortion if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest with a minor, or if the woman suffers from a physical disorder, injury, or illness that would, as certified by a physician, place the women in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself. Makes such prohibitions applicable to federal funding within the budget of the District of Columbia.

Prohibits federal agencies or programs and states and local governments that receive federal financial assistance from discriminating against any individual or institutional health care entity on the basis that such entity does not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions. Designates the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to receive, and coordinate the investigation of, discrimination complaints.

Cosponsors 186

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 29, 2010 to Dec 17, 2010; 156 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-IL	Aaron Schock	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-NE	Adrian Smith	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-FL	Ander Crenshaw	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-LA	Anh "Joseph" Cao	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-LA	Bill Cassidy	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-FL	Bill Posey	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-PA	Bill Shuster	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-MO	Blaine Luetkemeyer	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-SC	Bob Inglis	Original	Jul 29, 2010
D-AL	Bobby Bright	Original	Jul 29, 2010
D-IN	Brad Ellsworth	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-KY	Brett Guthrie	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-MI	Candice S. Miller	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-WA	Cathy McMorris Rodgers	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-LA	Charles W. Boustany, Jr.	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-FL	Cliff Stearns	Original	Jul 29, 2010
D-MN	Collin C. Peterson	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-WY	Cynthia M. Lummis	Original	Jul 29, 2010
D-OK	Dan Boren	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-IN	Dan Burton	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-CA	Daniel E. Lungren	Original	Jul 29, 2010
D-IL	Daniel Lipinski	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-CA	Darrell Issa	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-MI	Dave Camp	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-TN	David P. Roe	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-IL	Donald A. Manzullo	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-CO	Doug Lamborn	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-CA	Duncan Hunter	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-KY	Ed Whitfield	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-CA	Elton Gallegly	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-VA	Eric Cantor	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-MN	Erik Paulsen	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-WI	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-VA	Frank R. Wolf	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-MI	Fred Upton	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-CA	Gary G. Miller	Original	Jul 29, 2010
D-MS	Gene Taylor	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-KY	Geoff Davis	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-CA	George Radanovich	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-FL	Ginny Brown-Waite	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-PA	Glenn Thompson	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-MS	Gregg Harper	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-KY	Harold Rogers	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-SC	Henry E. Brown, Jr.	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-NC	Howard Coble	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-CA	Howard P. "Buck" McKeon	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-FL	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-SC	J. Gresham Barrett	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-VA	J. Randy Forbes	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-GA	Jack Kingston	Original	Jul 29, 2010
D-MN	James L. Oberstar	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-OH	Jean Schmidt	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-TX	Jeb Hensarling	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-NE	Jeff Fortenberry	Original	Jul 29, 2010
D-IL	Jerry F. Costello	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-KS	Jerry Moran	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-OH	Jim Jordan	Original	Jul 29, 2010
D-GA	Jim Marshall	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-MO	Jo Ann Emerson	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-AL	Jo Bonner	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-TX	Joe Barton	Original	Jul 29, 2010
D-IN	Joe Donnelly	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-SC	Joe Wilson	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-OH	John A. Boehner	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-TX	John Abney Culberson	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-AZ	John B. Shadegg	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-AR	John Boozman	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-CA	John Campbell	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-LA	John Fleming	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-MN	John Kline	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-FL	John L. Mica	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-GA	John Linder	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-TX	John R. Carter	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-IL	John Shimkus	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-OK	John Sullivan	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-PA	Joseph R. Pitts	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-TX	K. Michael Conaway	Original	Jul 29, 2010
D-PA	Kathleen A. Dahlkemper	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-TX	Kay Granger	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-TX	Kenny Marchant	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-TX	Kevin Brady	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-CA	Kevin McCarthy	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-TX	Lamar Smith	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-NE	Lee Terry	Original	Jul 29, 2010
D-TN	Lincoln Davis	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-FL	Lincoln Diaz-Balart	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-TX	Louie Gohmert	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-GA	Lynn A. Westmoreland	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-TX	Mac Thornberry	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-FL	Mario Diaz-Balart	Original	Jul 29, 2010
D-PA	Mark S. Critz	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-OK	Mary Fallin	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-TX	Michael C. Burgess	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-OH	Michael R. Turner	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-MN	Michele Bachmann	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-CO	Mike Coffman	Original	Jul 29, 2010
D-NC	Mike McIntyre	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-IN	Mike Pence	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-MI	Mike Rogers	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-AL	Mike Rogers	Original	Jul 29, 2010
D-WV	Nick J. Rahall II	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-AL	Parker Griffith	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-OH	Patrick J. Tiberi	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-NC	Patrick T. McHenry	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-GA	Paul C. Broun	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-WI	Paul D. Ryan	Original	Jul 29, 2010
D-PA	Paul E. Kanjorski	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-TX	Pete Olson	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-TX	Pete Sessions	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-MI	Peter Hoekstra	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-IL	Peter J. Roskam	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-NY	Peter T. King	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-GA	Phil Gingrey	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-TX	Ralph M. Hall	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-TX	Randy Neugebauer	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-UT	Rob Bishop	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-AL	Robert B. Aderholt	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-OH	Robert E. Latta	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-VA	Robert J. Wittman	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-LA	Rodney Alexander	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-MD	Roscoe G. Bartlett	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-MO	Roy Blunt	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-MO	Sam Graves	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-TX	Sam Johnson	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-NJ	Scott Garrett	Original	Jul 29, 2010
D-TX	Solomon P. Ortiz	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-AL	Spencer Bachus	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-OH	Steve Austria	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-IN	Steve Buyer	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-IA	Steve King	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-LA	Steve Scalise	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-OH	Steven C. LaTourette	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-NC	Sue Wilkins Myrick	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-TX	Ted Poe	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-MI	Thaddeus G. McCotter	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-PA	Tim Murphy	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-IL	Timothy V. Johnson	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-PA	Todd Russell Platts	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-KS	Todd Tiahrt	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-OK	Tom Cole	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-CA	Tom McClintock	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-GA	Tom Price	Original	Jul 29, 2010
D-MS	Travis Childers	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-AZ	Trent Franks	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-FL	Vern Buchanan	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-MI	Vernon J. Ehlers	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-NC	Virginia Foxx	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-MO	W. Todd Akin	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-CA	Wally Herger	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-NC	Walter B. Jones	Original	Jul 29, 2010
R-TN	Zach Wamp	Original	Jul 29, 2010
D-OH	Charles A. Wilson		Jul 30, 2010
R-NY	Christopher J. Lee		Jul 30, 2010
R-MT	Denny Rehberg		Jul 30, 2010
R-KS	Lynn Jenkins		Jul 30, 2010
R-TX	Ron Paul		Jul 30, 2010
R-GA	Tom Graves		Jul 30, 2010
D-PA	Christopher P. Carney		Aug 10, 2010
R-UT	Jason Chaffetz		Aug 10, 2010
R-CA	Ken Calvert		Aug 10, 2010
R-IA	Tom Latham		Aug 10, 2010
R-FL	Jeff Miller		Sep 14, 2010
R-CA	Jerry Lewis		Sep 14, 2010
R-PA	Jim Gerlach		Sep 14, 2010
R-ID	Michael K. Simpson		Sep 14, 2010
D-AR	Mike Ross		Sep 14, 2010
R-NJ	Frank A. LoBiondo		Sep 16, 2010
R-OK	Frank D. Lucas		Sep 16, 2010
D-PA	Jason Altmire		Sep 16, 2010
R-CA	Brian P. Bilbray		Sep 28, 2010
R-CA	Edward R. Royce		Sep 28, 2010
R-OR	Greg Walden		Sep 28, 2010
D-OH	Steve Driehaus		Sep 28, 2010
R-WI	Thomas E. Petri		Sep 28, 2010
R-FL	Thomas J. Rooney		Sep 28, 2010
R-FL	Adam H. Putnam		Sep 29, 2010
R-CA	Dana Rohrabacher		Sep 29, 2010
R-AZ	Jeff Flake		Sep 29, 2010
D-LA	Charlie Melancon		Nov 29, 2010
D-TX	Henry Cuellar		Nov 29, 2010
R-IN	Marlin A. Stutzman		Dec 17, 2010

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred Jul 29, 2010
House	Energy and Commerce Committee	Referred Jul 29, 2010
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Jul 29, 2010

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 29, 2010Introduced in House
Jul 29, 2010Referred to House Judiciary
Jul 29, 2010Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 29, 2010Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jul 29, 2010Referred to House Ways and Means

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and to provide for conscience protections, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jul 29, 2010Introduced in House

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