HR 361 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2011

Introduced Jan 20, 2011 Originated House Sponsor John Fleming R-LA

Latest action · Feb 1, 2011 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.

IntroducedJan 20, 2011
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to codify provisions that prohibit the federal government and any state or local government that receives federal financial assistance from subjecting any health professional, a hospital, a provider sponsored organization, a health maintenance organization, an accountable care organization, a health insurance plan, or any other kind of health care facility, organization, or plan to discrimination on the basis that the entity refuses to participate in abortion-related activities.

Creates a cause of action for any violation of the abortion discrimination provisions. Gives federal courts jurisdiction to prevent and redress actual or threatened violations of such provisions by issuing any form of legal or equitable relief, including injunctions and orders preventing the disbursement of all or a portion of federal financial assistance until the prohibited conduct has ceased. Gives standing to institute an action to affected health care entities and the Attorney General.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate the Director of the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to receive and investigate complaints alleging a violation of abortion discrimination provisions.

Cosponsors 124

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 20, 2011 to Jul 19, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-OK	Dan Boren	Original	Jan 20, 2011
R-MD	Andy Harris		Feb 8, 2011
R-NY	Ann Marie Buerkle		Feb 8, 2011
R-TX	Bill Flores		Feb 8, 2011
R-OH	Bob Gibbs		Feb 8, 2011
R-KY	Brett Guthrie		Feb 8, 2011
R-WA	Cathy McMorris Rodgers		Feb 8, 2011
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith		Feb 8, 2011
R-IN	Dan Burton		Feb 8, 2011
D-IL	Daniel Lipinski		Feb 8, 2011
R-TN	David P. Roe		Feb 8, 2011
R-FL	Dennis A. Ross		Feb 8, 2011
R-CO	Doug Lamborn		Feb 8, 2011
R-OK	James Lankford		Feb 8, 2011
R-UT	Jason Chaffetz		Feb 8, 2011
R-OH	Jean Schmidt		Feb 8, 2011
R-NE	Jeff Fortenberry		Feb 8, 2011
R-TX	John Abney Culberson		Feb 8, 2011
R-PA	Joseph R. Pitts		Feb 8, 2011
R-TX	Kenny Marchant		Feb 8, 2011
R-TX	Kevin Brady		Feb 8, 2011
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn		Feb 8, 2011
R-MN	Michele Bachmann		Feb 8, 2011
R-IN	Mike Pence		Feb 8, 2011
R-GA	Paul C. Broun		Feb 8, 2011
R-GA	Phil Gingrey		Feb 8, 2011
R-TX	Ron Paul		Feb 8, 2011
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais		Feb 8, 2011
R-NJ	Scott Garrett		Feb 8, 2011
R-AL	Spencer Bachus		Feb 8, 2011
R-NM	Stevan Pearce		Feb 8, 2011
R-MI	Thaddeus G. McCotter		Feb 8, 2011
R-KS	Tim Huelskamp		Feb 8, 2011
R-AZ	Trent Franks		Feb 8, 2011
R-MO	W. Todd Akin		Feb 8, 2011
R-CA	Wally Herger		Feb 8, 2011
R-NC	Walter B. Jones		Feb 8, 2011
R-MO	Billy Long		Feb 10, 2011
R-MN	John Kline		Feb 10, 2011
R-CA	Ken Calvert		Feb 10, 2011
D-PA	Mark S. Critz		Feb 10, 2011
R-OH	Robert E. Latta		Feb 10, 2011
R-IA	Tom Latham		Feb 10, 2011
R-TN	Diane Black		Feb 17, 2011
R-CA	Duncan Hunter		Feb 17, 2011
R-TX	Francisco "Quico" Canseco		Feb 17, 2011
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.		Feb 17, 2011
R-CO	Mike Coffman		Feb 17, 2011
R-KS	Mike Pompeo		Feb 17, 2011
R-GA	Rob Woodall		Feb 17, 2011
R-OH	Steve Austria		Feb 17, 2011
R-IA	Steve King		Feb 17, 2011
R-MI	Bill Huizenga		Mar 8, 2011
R-VA	J. Randy Forbes		Mar 8, 2011
R-LA	Jeffrey M. Landry		Mar 8, 2011
R-OH	Jim Jordan		Mar 8, 2011
R-IN	Marlin A. Stutzman		Mar 8, 2011
R-TX	Michael C. Burgess		Mar 8, 2011
R-MI	Mike Rogers		Mar 8, 2011
R-TX	Randy Neugebauer		Mar 8, 2011
R-LA	Steve Scalise		Mar 8, 2011
R-AR	Tim Griffin		Mar 8, 2011
R-IL	Donald A. Manzullo		Mar 16, 2011
R-CA	Jerry Lewis		Mar 16, 2011
R-TX	Sam Johnson		Mar 16, 2011
R-WI	Sean P. Duffy		Mar 29, 2011
R-FL	Vern Buchanan		Mar 29, 2011
R-NE	Lee Terry		Mar 30, 2011
R-TX	Pete Olson		Mar 30, 2011
R-CA	Gary G. Miller		Apr 1, 2011
R-IL	Peter J. Roskam		Apr 1, 2011
R-OH	Bill Johnson		Apr 4, 2011
R-PA	Bill Shuster		Apr 4, 2011
R-AR	Eric A. "Rick" Crawford		Apr 15, 2011
R-OH	Steve Chabot		Apr 15, 2011
R-KY	Geoff Davis		May 2, 2011
R-MS	Gregg Harper		May 2, 2011
R-PA	Michael G. Fitzpatrick		May 2, 2011
R-LA	Bill Cassidy		May 23, 2011
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler		Jul 14, 2011
R-TX	Ted Poe		Jul 20, 2011
R-TX	Ralph M. Hall		Jul 25, 2011
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte		Jul 29, 2011
R-CA	Daniel E. Lungren		Jul 29, 2011
R-SC	Joe Wilson		Jul 29, 2011
R-MO	Blaine Luetkemeyer		Aug 1, 2011
R-CA	Edward R. Royce		Aug 5, 2011
R-IL	Randy Hultgren		Aug 9, 2011
R-WV	David B. McKinley		Sep 12, 2011
R-NC	Renee L. Ellmers		Sep 12, 2011
R-TX	John R. Carter		Oct 5, 2011
R-SC	Jeff Duncan		Oct 6, 2011
R-WI	Paul D. Ryan		Oct 14, 2011
R-OH	Steve Stivers		Oct 24, 2011
R-AL	Martha Roby		Nov 2, 2011
R-WI	Reid J. Ribble		Nov 2, 2011
R-NC	Sue Wilkins Myrick		Nov 4, 2011
R-LA	Charles W. Boustany, Jr.		Nov 14, 2011
R-MI	Tim Walberg		Nov 14, 2011
R-IL	Joe Walsh		Nov 15, 2011
R-IL	Robert T. Schilling		Nov 18, 2011
R-MS	Alan Nunnelee		Dec 6, 2011
R-FL	Bill Posey		Dec 6, 2011
R-NV	Joseph J. Heck		Dec 6, 2011
I-MI	Justin Amash		Dec 8, 2011
R-AL	Mike Rogers		Dec 8, 2011
R-TX	Blake Farenthold		Jan 10, 2012
R-PA	Lou Barletta		Jan 10, 2012
R-MS	Steven M. Palazzo		Jan 10, 2012
R-PA	Tim Murphy		Jan 10, 2012
R-OH	Michael R. Turner		Jan 17, 2012
R-ND	Rick Berg		Jan 17, 2012
R-FL	Sandy Adams		Jan 24, 2012
R-MN	Chip Cravaack		Jan 31, 2012
R-VA	E. Scott Rigell		Jan 31, 2012
R-GA	Jack Kingston		Jan 31, 2012
D-MN	Collin C. Peterson		Feb 3, 2012
R-SC	Mick Mulvaney		Feb 7, 2012
R-VA	H. Morgan Griffith		Mar 1, 2012
R-MD	Roscoe G. Bartlett		Mar 19, 2012
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar		Mar 26, 2012
R-NJ	Frank A. LoBiondo		Apr 26, 2012
R-AR	Steve Womack		Jun 29, 2012
R-GA	Austin Scott		Jul 19, 2012

Withdrew 1 Joe Baca D-CA May 7, 2012

Committees 1

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Energy and Commerce Committee	Referred Jan 20, 2011
	Health Subcommittee	Referred Feb 1, 2011

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Feb 1, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 20, 2011Introduced in House
Jan 20, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H105	Christopher H. Smith R-NJ	Jan 23, 2012

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill makes specific changes to existing law in a manner that provides conscience protections in accord with the lst Amendment of the United States Constitution. Further, this bill creates a private right of action in federal court in accord with Clause 9 of Section 8 of Article I and Clause 18, Section 8 of Article I, of the United States Constitution. Similarly, this bill provides for preventing disbursement of all or a portion of certain Federal financial assistance in accord with Clause 1, Section 8 Article 1.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H396.

Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 165	Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2011	Identical bill	Jan 25, 2011

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in governmental activities.
Short Titles as Introduced: Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2011

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jan 20, 2011Introduced in House

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