Prohibiting Federal Emergencies for Abortion Act
United States118th CongressS-196Senate
Updated: Jan 31, 2023
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.
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Timeline
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HR-1143: Prohibiting Federal Emergencies for Abortion ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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