Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act
Latest action · Feb 10, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for purposes outside the United States related to abortion.
Specifically, the bill prohibits funding to certain foreign or domestic organizations that perform or promote abortions, furnish or develop items intended to procure abortions, or provide financial support for an entity that conducts such activities.
Current U.S. policy prohibits the provision of federal funds to a foreign nongovernmental organization unless it agrees to not perform or actively promote abortions.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 10, 2020 to Feb 27, 2020; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Ben Sasse | Original | Feb 10, 2020 |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Original | Feb 10, 2020 |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Feb 10, 2020 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Feb 10, 2020 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Feb 10, 2020 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | Feb 10, 2020 |
| R-GA | Kelly Loeffler | Original | Feb 10, 2020 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Feb 10, 2020 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Feb 10, 2020 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Feb 10, 2020 |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Original | Feb 10, 2020 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Original | Feb 10, 2020 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Feb 10, 2020 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Feb 10, 2020 |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Original | Feb 10, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Feb 10, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Feb 10, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1464 | Jeanne Shaheen D-NH, Mike Lee R-UT | Mar 4, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5831 | Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act | Identical bill | Feb 10, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to restrict the availability of Federal funds to organizations associated with the abortion industry.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2020Introduced in Senate
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