HR 8702 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Taxpayers Support Life Act

Introduced Aug 12, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Ben Cline R-VA

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Latest action · Aug 12, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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. IntroducedAug 12, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Taxpayers Support Life Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from finalizing, implementing, administering, or enforcing a proposed rule (published on August 4, 2022) that implements the statutory ban on discrimination in federally funded health programs and activities. Further, HHS may not use federal funds to contravene the administration or enforcement of the existing nondiscrimination rule, which became effective on June 19, 2020.

Cosponsors 45

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 12, 2022 to Sep 21, 2022; 38 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NEAdrian SmithOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-GAAndrew S. ClydeOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-GABarry LoudermilkOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-VABob GoodOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-FLBrian J. MastOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-NYChris JacobsOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-CODoug LambornOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-PAFred KellerOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-KSJake LaTurnerOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalAug 12, 2022
D-NJJefferson Van DrewOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-INJim BanksOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-OHJim JordanOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-FLKat CammackOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-COKen BuckOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-COLauren BoebertOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-OKMarkwayne MullinOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-MSMichael GuestOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-LAMike JohnsonOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-IARandy FeenstraOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalAug 12, 2022
R-GARick W. AllenOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-IDRuss FulcherOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-WIScott FitzgeraldOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeOriginalAug 12, 2022
R-GAA. Drew Ferguson IVAug 19, 2022
R-PAGlenn ThompsonAug 19, 2022
R-FLMichael WaltzAug 19, 2022
R-TXJake EllzeyAug 26, 2022
R-KSTracey MannSep 6, 2022
R-AZDebbie LeskoSep 13, 2022
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupSep 21, 2022

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Aug 12, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 12, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Aug 12, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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: Section 8 of Article I

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 135, August 12, 2022, page H7708.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit the implementation of the proposed rule entitled "Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities".
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Taxpayers Support Life Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Aug 12, 2022Introduced in House

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