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4	4	STSESSION H. R. 271
5	5	To provide for a moratorium on Federal funding to Planned Parenthood
6	6	Federation of America, Inc.
7	7	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8	8	JANUARY9, 2025
9	9	Mrs. F
10	10	ISCHBACH(for herself, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. FEENSTRA,
11	11	Mr. C
12	12	RENSHAW, Mr. WEBERof Texas, Mr. EZELL, Mr. MOOLENAAR,
13	13	Mr. J
14	14	ACKSONof Texas, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mrs. MILLERof Illinois,
15	15	Mr. E
16	16	LLZEY, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. WILLIAMSof Texas, Mr. LAMALFA,
17	17	Mr. M
18	18	ORAN, Mr. KELLYof Pennsylvania, Mr. WEBSTERof Florida, Ms.
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20	20	ANDUYNE, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. FINSTAD, Mr. KELLYof Mississippi,
21	21	Mr. B
22	22	OST, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. FITZ-
23	23	GERALD, Mr. THOMPSONof Pennsylvania, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. COLLINS,
24	24	Mr. S
25	25	MITHof New Jersey, Mr. GREENof Tennessee, Mr. MANN, Mrs.
26	26	B
27	27	ICE, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. ALFORD, Mr. GUEST, Mr. ONDER, Mr. JOYCE
28	28	of Pennsylvania, Mr. B
29	29	ABIN, and Mr. LATTA) introduced the following
30	30	bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
31	31	A BILL
32	32	To provide for a moratorium on Federal funding to Planned
33	33	Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
34	34	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
35	35	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
36	36	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
37	37	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Defund Planned Par-4
38	38	enthood Act of 2025’’. 5
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41	41	•HR 271 IH
42	42	SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 1
43	43	Congress finds the following: 2
44	44	(1) State and county health departments, com-3
45	45	munity health centers, hospitals, physicians offices, 4
46	46	and other entities currently provide, and will con-5
47	47	tinue to provide, health services to women. Such 6
48	48	health services include relevant diagnostic laboratory 7
49	49	and radiology services, well-child care, prenatal and 8
50	50	postpartum care, immunization, family planning 9
51	51	services (including contraception), cervical and 10
52	52	breast cancer screenings and referrals, and sexually 11
53	53	transmitted disease testing. 12
54	54	(2) Many such entities provide services to all 13
55	55	persons, regardless of the person’s ability to pay, 14
56	56	and provide services in medically underserved areas 15
57	57	and to medically underserved populations. 16
58	58	(3) All funds that are no longer available to 17
59	59	Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., 18
60	60	and its affiliates and clinics pursuant to this Act will 19
61	61	continue to be made available to other eligible enti-20
62	62	ties to provide women’s health care services. 21
63	63	(4) Funds authorized to be appropriated, and 22
64	64	appropriated, by section 4 are offset by the funding 23
65	65	limitation under section 3(a). 24
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68	68	•HR 271 IH
69	69	SEC. 3. MORATORIUM ON FEDERAL FUNDING TO PLANNED 1
70	70	PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, 2
71	71	INC. 3
72	72	(a) I
73	73	NGENERAL.—For the one-year period beginning 4
74	74	on the date of the enactment of this Act, subject to sub-5
75	75	section (b), no funds authorized or appropriated by Fed-6
76	76	eral law may be made available for any purpose to Planned 7
77	77	Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or any affiliate 8
78	78	or clinic of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, 9
79	79	Inc., unless such entities certify that Planned Parenthood 10
80	80	Federation of America affiliates and clinics will not per-11
81	81	form, and will not provide any funds to any other entity 12
82	82	that performs, an abortion during such period. 13
83	83	(b) E
84	84	XCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 14
85	85	an abortion— 15
86	86	(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of 16
87	87	rape or incest; or 17
88	88	(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a 18
89	89	physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness 19
90	90	that would, as certified by a physician, place the 20
91	91	woman in danger of death unless an abortion is per-21
92	92	formed, including a life-endangering physical condi-22
93	93	tion caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself. 23
94	94	(c) R
95	95	EPAYMENT.—The Secretary of Health and 24
96	96	Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture shall 25
97	97	seek repayment of any Federal assistance received by 26
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100	100	•HR 271 IH
101	101	Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or any 1
102	102	affiliate or clinic of Planned Parenthood Federation of 2
103	103	America, Inc., if it violates the terms of the certification 3
104	104	required by subsection (a) during the period specified in 4
105	105	subsection (a). 5
106	106	SEC. 4. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER PRO-6
107	107	GRAM. 7
108	108	(a) I
109	109	NGENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-8
110	110	priated, and appropriated, $235,000,000 for the commu-9
111	111	nity health center program under section 330 of the Public 10
112	112	Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b), in addition to any 11
113	113	other funds made available to such program, for the period 12
114	114	for which the funding limitation under section 3(a) ap-13
115	115	plies. 14
116	116	(b) L
117	117	IMITATION.—None of the funds authorized or 15
118	118	appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) may be expended 16
119	119	for an abortion other than as described in section 3(b). 17
120	120	SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 18
121	121	Nothing in this Act shall be construed to reduce over-19
122	122	all Federal funding available in support of women’s health. 20
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