HR 8926 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Protect Pregnancy Care Centers Act of 2022

Introduced Sep 20, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Christopher H. Smith R-NJ

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Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedSep 20, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Protect Pregnancy Care Centers Act of 2022

This bill directs the Inspectors General of the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security to report to Congress on domestic violent extremism against pregnancy centers.

Such report shall include

  • criteria for opening, managing, and closing investigations related to domestic violent extremism;
  • information sharing relating to domestic violent extremism within and between the federal government, state, local, tribal, territorial, and foreign governments, specified congressional committees, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector;
  • all incidents of domestic violent extremism against pregnancy centers from May 1, 2022, through the date of this bill's enactment; and
  • a recommendation as to criteria to be utilized in establishing a potential program to make grants to pregnancy centers for purposes of enabling grantees to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to domestic violent extremism, and a report on current federal programs and federal funding streams available to pregnancy centers for such purposes.

Cosponsors 30

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 20, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022; 28 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-IAAshley HinsonOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-VABob GoodOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-ORCliff BentzOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-FLDaniel WebsterOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-INJim BanksOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-COKen BuckOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-TXLance GoodenOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-OKMarkwayne MullinOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-MSMichael GuestOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-PAMike KellyOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-IARandy FeenstraOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalSep 20, 2022
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-OHRobert E. LattaOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-FLScott FranklinOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-KSTracey MannOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-NCVirginia FoxxOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-LAMike JohnsonSep 21, 2022
R-PALloyd SmuckerSep 30, 2022

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Sep 20, 2022
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Nov 1, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  2. Sep 20, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Sep 20, 2022Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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: The Constitutional authority on which this bill is based is Congress's power under the Commerce Clause in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 151, September 20, 2022, page H8011.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To require an Inspector General report on domestic violent extremism against pregnancy centers.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Protect Pregnancy Care Centers Act of 2022

Subjects

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Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 20, 2022Introduced in House

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