GRACE Act
Latest action · Jul 28, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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 28, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Government Refusal of Abortion in Contracting and Enterprise or the GRACE Act
This bill prohibits a federal entity from entering into a contract with a person or entity that donates or matches employee donations to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or any of its affiliates or clinics. This prohibition applies to contracts entered into after the enactment of this Act and to subcontracts (at any tier) awarded under such contracts.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 29, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Keith J. Rothfus | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Matt Salmon | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-SC | Mick Mulvaney | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-SC | Trey Gowdy | Jul 29, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 28, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2015Introduced in House
- Jul 28, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 120, July 28, 2015, page H5590.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the Federal Government from contracting with entities that donate or match employee donations to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- GRACE Act
- Government Refusal of Abortion in Contracting and Enterprise
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
