HR 8820 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Pharmacist Conscience Protection Act

Introduced Sep 14, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 15, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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. IntroducedSep 14, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Pharmacist Conscience Protection Act

This bill prohibits the federal government and federally funded entities from discriminating or otherwise taking adverse action against a pharmacist, pharmacy owner, or pharmacy technician who declines to store, fill prescriptions for, or make referrals for drugs that cause abortions (or that the individual provider believes in good faith cause abortions). Individuals or the Department of Justice may bring civil actions for violations of this bill.

Cosponsors 33

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 14, 2022 to Oct 7, 2022, with 25 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GAAndrew S. ClydeOriginalSep 14, 2022
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalSep 14, 2022
R-UTBlake D. MooreOriginalSep 14, 2022
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupOriginalSep 14, 2022
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalSep 14, 2022
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalSep 14, 2022
R-FLDaniel WebsterOriginalSep 14, 2022
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalSep 14, 2022
R-TNDiana HarshbargerOriginalSep 14, 2022
R-NEDon BaconOriginalSep 14, 2022
R-CODoug LambornOriginalSep 14, 2022
R-TXJake EllzeyOriginalSep 14, 2022
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalSep 14, 2022
R-FLKat CammackOriginalSep 14, 2022
R-COKen BuckOriginalSep 14, 2022
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 15, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Sep 14, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Sep 14, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Subjects

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

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  1. Sep 14, 2022Introduced in House

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