Prohibiting Federal Emergencies for Abortion Act
HR 1143 prohibits the President from declaring any federal emergency (under the National Emergencies Act, Public Health Service Act, or Stafford Act) for two specific purposes: promoting abortion access or taking action against states that restrict abortion. The bill amends three federal laws to add these explicit restrictions, directly affecting the President's emergency declaration authority. It defines "abortion" as intentionally terminating a pregnancy except for medical reasons like increasing live birth chances or removing a dead fetus. This is a procedural change that limits how emergencies can be used regarding abortion policy, not a direct regulation of abortion services.
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Feb 2023
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Introduced Feb 21, 2023
Last action Mar 3, 2023
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Mar 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Feb 21, 2023
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lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
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