Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act
Latest action · Jan 18, 2024 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.
- IntroducedJan 18, 2024
- 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 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 18, 2024 to Jan 24, 2024; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Bill Hagerty | Original | Jan 18, 2024 |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Original | Jan 18, 2024 |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Original | Jan 18, 2024 |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Jan 18, 2024 |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Original | Jan 18, 2024 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Jan 18, 2024 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Jan 18, 2024 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Jan 18, 2024 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Jan 18, 2024 |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Original | Jan 18, 2024 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Original | Jan 18, 2024 |
| R-NE | Pete Ricketts | Original | Jan 18, 2024 |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Original | Jan 18, 2024 |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Original | Jan 18, 2024 |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Original | Jan 18, 2024 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Jan 18, 2024 |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Original | Jan 18, 2024 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Jan 18, 2024 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Original | Jan 18, 2024 |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Original | Jan 18, 2024 |
| R-MO | Josh Hawley | Jan 22, 2024 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Jan 24, 2024 |
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 Jan 18, 2024 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 18, 2024Introduced in Senate
- Jan 18, 2024Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 137 | Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act | Reintroduction of | Jan 28, 2021 |
| HR 2492 | Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act | Related bill | Apr 6, 2023 |
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.
- Jan 18, 2024Introduced in Senate
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