Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jan 28, 2021
Last action Jan 28, 2021
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Committee
1
Jan 28, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 25 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Mike Lee
RRepublican
Co
Ben Sasse
RRepublican
Co
Bill Hagerty
RRepublican
Co
Cindy Hyde-Smith
RRepublican
Co
Deb Fischer
RRepublican
Co
James Lankford
RRepublican
Co
James M. Inhofe
RRepublican
Co
John Cornyn
RRepublican
Co
John Hoeven
RRepublican
Co
John Kennedy
RRepublican
Co
John Thune
RRepublican
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