[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 250 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 250
To restrict the availability of Federal funds to organizations
associated with the abortion industry.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 24, 2025
Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Cramer, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Banks, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr.
Cornyn, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Young, and Mr. Johnson)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations
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A BILL
To restrict the availability of Federal funds to organizations
associated with the abortion industry.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Life in Foreign
Assistance Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In 1984, President Ronald Reagan issued the Mexico City
Policy, which prohibits foreign nongovernmental associations
from performing or promoting abortions as a condition of
receiving United States family planning assistance.
(2) In 1993, President Bill Clinton rescinded the Mexico
City Policy.
(3) In 2001, President George W. Bush reinstated the Mexico
City Policy.
(4) In 2009, President Barack Obama rescinded the Mexico
City Policy.
(5) In 2017, President Donald Trump reinstated the Mexico
City Policy upon taking office, renamed it Protecting Life in
Global Health Assistance, and expanded it to cover all United
States global health assistance funds granted to foreign
nongovernmental organizations.
(6) In 2021, President Joe Biden rescinded the Protecting
Life in Global Health Assistance Policy.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that:--
(1) the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy
should be expanded to cover funding to foreign and domestic
nongovernmental organizations, multilateral organizations, and
subcontractors; and
(2) Congress should codify this policy to prevent further
inconsistency between presidential administrations.
SEC. 3. RESTRICTION ON AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL FUNDS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
Federal funds may not be made available for purposes outside of the
United States (including its territories and possessions) to--
(1) any foreign nonprofit organization, foreign
nongovernmental organization, foreign multilateral
organization, or foreign quasi-autonomous nongovernmental
organization that--
(A) performs or promotes abortions, including
providing referrals, counseling, lobbying, and training
relating to abortions;
(B) furnishes or develops any item intended to
procure abortions; or
(C) provides financial support to--
(i) any entity that conducts any of the
activities described in subparagraph (A) or
(B); or
(ii) any entity described in paragraph (2);
or
(2) any domestic nonprofit organization or domestic
nongovernmental organization that--
(A) performs abortions;
(B) furnishes or develops any item intended to
procure abortions;
(C) within the scope of any program or activity
that receives Federal funds--
(i) performs or promotes abortions,
including providing referrals, counseling,
lobbying, and training relating to abortions;
or
(ii) fails to maintain a complete physical
and financial separation from activities
described in clause (i) and such failure
includes co-locating such a program or activity
at any site where activities described in
clause (i) are conducted; or
(D) provides financial support to--
(i) any entity that conducts activities
described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); or
(ii) any entity described in paragraph (1).
(b) Inclusions.--The prohibitions described in subsection (a)
include the transfer of Federal funds and goods financed with such
funds.
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