HR 6173 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

PRO-LIFE Act

Introduced Jul 24, 2012 Originated House Sponsor Randy Neugebauer R-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 26, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 24, 2012
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Protecting Life in Funding Education Act or the PRO-LIFE Act - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit the provision of federal education funding to state or local educational agencies that make health services available to students through school-based health centers, unless those centers certify that they will not provide students with abortions, abortion-related materials, referrals, or suggestions, or directions to abortion services.


Cosponsors 41

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 24, 2012 to Dec 18, 2012; 35 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MSAlan NunneleeOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-TXBill FloresOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-INDan BurtonOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-TNDiane BlackOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-CODoug LambornOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-TXFrancisco "Quico" CansecoOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-OHJames B. RenacciOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-OKJames LankfordOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-OHJean SchmidtOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-FLJeff MillerOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-LAJeffrey M. LandryOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-LAJohn FlemingOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-FLJohn L. MicaOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-TXKenny MarchantOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-ALMartha RobyOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-KSMike PompeoOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-GAPaul C. BrounOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-TXPete OlsonOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-ILRandy HultgrenOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-OHRobert E. LattaOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-TXRon PaulOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-TXSam JohnsonOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-LASteve ScaliseOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-TXTed PoeOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-ARTim GriffinOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-KSTim HuelskampOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-MOVicky HartzlerOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-MOW. Todd AkinOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalJul 24, 2012
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerJul 31, 2012
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.Jul 31, 2012
D-ILDaniel LipinskiAug 2, 2012
R-OHBob GibbsSep 11, 2012
R-OHSteve ChabotSep 11, 2012
R-MNMichele BachmannDec 18, 2012

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jul 24, 2012
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee
Referred Sep 26, 2012

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 26, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
  2. Jul 24, 2012Introduced in House
  3. Jul 24, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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: Article 1, Section 8: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5201.

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit Federal education funding for elementary schools and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers.
Short Titles as Introduced
PRO-LIFE Act
Protecting Life in Funding Education Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 24, 2012Introduced in House

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