S 4474 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Prohibiting Federal Emergencies for Abortion Act

Summary

Prohibiting Federal Emergencies for Abortion Act This bill prohibits the President and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from declaring a federal emergency relating to abortion. Specifically, neither the President nor HHS may declare a national emergency for purposes of (1) promoting, supporting, or expanding access to abortion; or (2) taking adverse action against or litigating against states that prohibit or otherwise restrict abortion.

Issues: ✗ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2022

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Jun 23, 2022 Last action Jun 23, 2022

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Jun 23, 2022

Committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Jun 23, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

1 primary · 16 co-sponsors

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James M. Inhofe

Marsha Blackburn