HR 7 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2014

Introduced May 14, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Christopher H. Smith R-NJ

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Latest action · Jan 29, 2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 14, 2013
  2. Passed HouseJan 28, 2014
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2014 - Title I: Prohibiting Federally Funded Abortions - (Sec. 101) Prohibits 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 (federal funds) for any abortion. (Currently, federal funds cannot be used for abortion services, except in cases involving rape, incest, or life endangerment.)

Prohibits federal funds from being used for any health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion (thus making permanent existing federal policies).

Prohibits the inclusion of abortion in any health care service furnished by a federal or District of Columbia health care facility or by any physician or other individual employed by the federal government or the District.

Excludes an abortion from such prohibitions if: (1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest; or (2) the woman suffers from a physical disorder, injury, or illness, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that would place her in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, as certified by a physician.

Applies such prohibitions to District of Columbia funds.

Title II: Application Under the Affordable Care Act - (Sec. 201) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the definition of "qualified health plan" after December 31, 2014, for purposes of the refundable tax credit for premium assistance for such plans, any plan that includes coverage for abortion.

Excludes from the definition of "qualified health plan," for purposes of the tax credit for small employer health insurance expenses, any health plan that includes coverage for abortions.

Exempts from the application of such tax provisions: (1) abortions for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest or in cases where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, injury, or illness that would, as certified by a physician, endanger her life if an abortion were not performed; and (2) the treatment of any infection, injury, disease, or disorder that was caused by or exacerbated by the performance of an abortion.

Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), when entering into contracts for health insurance, to ensure that no multi-state qualified health plan offered in a state health care exchange provides health benefits coverage for which the expenditure of federal funds is prohibited under this Act.

(Sec. 202) Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with respect to notice provided to health plan enrollees, to require:

  • disclosure at the time of enrollment of the extent of coverage of abortion services for which the expenditure of public funds is either prohibited or allowed;
  • prominent display in marketing or advertising materials, comparison tools, or summary of benefits and coverage explanation made available by the issuer of the plan, by an exchange, or by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), including information made available through an Internet portal or an exchange; and
  • separate disclosure and identification, in the case of a health plan that includes coverage of abortion services for which public funding is prohibited, and where the premium is disclosed, of the separate payment collected by the plan issuer equal to the actuarial value of the such coverage.

Recorded votes 2

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 30On PassagePassed227–188Jan 28, 2014

Yea 227

Nay 188

Present 1

Not voting 15

House 29Failed192–221Jan 28, 2014

Cosponsors 171

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 14, 2013 to Jan 27, 2014; 95 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NEAdrian SmithOriginalMay 14, 2013
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalMay 14, 2013
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalMay 14, 2013
R-LABill CassidyOriginalMay 14, 2013
R-TXBill FloresOriginalMay 14, 2013
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalMay 14, 2013
R-OHBill JohnsonOriginalMay 14, 2013
R-MOBilly LongOriginalMay 14, 2013
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalMay 14, 2013
R-VABob GoodlatteOriginalMay 14, 2013
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupOriginalMay 14, 2013
R-KYBrett GuthrieOriginalMay 14, 2013
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannOriginalMay 14, 2013
R-LACharles W. Boustany, Jr.OriginalMay 14, 2013
R-UTChris StewartOriginalMay 14, 2013
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Committees 4

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred May 14, 2013
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jun 3, 2013
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred May 14, 2013Markup Jan 15, 2014Reported Jan 23, 2014
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
Referred Jun 14, 2013Discharged Jan 14, 2014
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred May 14, 2013
Health Subcommittee
Referred May 17, 2013
SenateFinance Committee
Referred Jan 29, 2014

Actions 22

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 29, 2014Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  2. Jan 28, 2014Rule H. Res. 465 passed House.
  3. Jan 28, 2014Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 465. (consideration: CR H1459-1472)
  4. Jan 28, 2014The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 7, under a closed rule with one hour of debate on the bill. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-33 shall be considered as adopted. Also the rule provides for consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 2642.
  5. Jan 28, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7.
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In the Congressional Record 10

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H7873Christopher H. Smith R-NJSep 18, 2014
HouseDebate and remarks H7629Randy Hultgren R-ILSep 17, 2014
HouseDebate and remarks H5357Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DCJun 12, 2014
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E162Chris Van Hollen D-MDFeb 4, 2014
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E153Yvette D. Clarke D-NYFeb 3, 2014
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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.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

  1. Jan 17, 2014H.R. 7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 15, 2014

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority on which this bill is based is Congress's power under the Spending Clause in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2603.

Printed hearings 4

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 113-406TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION: PATHWAYS TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN INDIAN COUNTRY122 pagesIndian Affairs CommitteeMar 13, 2014
Serial No. 113-82THE SCOPE OF FAIR USE171 pagesJudiciary CommitteeJan 28, 2014
Serial No. 113-50IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FEDERAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY GRANT PROGRAMS238 pagesTransportation and Infrastructure CommitteeJan 28, 2014
Serial No. 113-57NO TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR ABORTION ACT170 pagesJudiciary CommitteeJan 9, 2014

CRS reports 3

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 3

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
HAmdt 532Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 465 the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-33 is considered as adopted.Rules CommitteeOn agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.

Related bills 4

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 142Hyde Amendment Codification ActRelated billJan 24, 2013
HRES 465Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7) to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, and providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2642) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.Procedurally relatedJan 28, 2014
S 946No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion ActIdentical billMay 14, 2013
HR 3932No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2014Related billMar 20, 2014

Titles 4

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

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit taxpayer funded abortions.
Short Titles as Introduced
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
Short Titles as Reported to House
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
Short Titles as Passed House
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2014

Subjects

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

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 29, 2014Referred in Senate
  2. Jan 28, 2014Engrossed in House
  3. May 14, 2013Introduced in House

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