A bill to require the Attorney General to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Planned Parenthood, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jul 28, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6077)
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 SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill directs the Attorney General to request that a division of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia appoint a special prosecutor to: (1) determine whether any action taken by Planned Parenthood Federation of America or any other entity that receives federal funds and conducts abortions or that provides funds to any other entity that conducts abortions violated any federal law relating to abortion, including the inappropriate change of abortion procedure, the use of fetus tissue following an abortion, or the use of federal funds for abortion; and (2) prosecute, if warranted, any such violation.
The bill rescinds the unobligated balance of any federal funds provided to the Planned Parenthood and any affiliate state or local office and makes such amounts available to the special prosecutor to carry out activities under this Act.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 28, 2015 to Jul 29, 2015, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Jul 28, 2015 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Original | Jul 28, 2015 |
| R-GA | David Perdue | Jul 29, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Jul 28, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6077)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2015Introduced in Senate
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