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H.R. 217: Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act

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H.R. 217: Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-01-04 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-01-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act

Plain summary

Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Service (HHS) from providing any federal family planning assistance to an entity unless the entity certifies that, during the period of such assistance, the entity will not perform, and will not provide any funds to any other entity that performs, an abortion. Excludes an abortion where: (1) the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or an act of incest; or (2) a physician certifies that the woman suffered from a physical disorder, injury, or illness that would place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy. Excludes hospitals from such requirement so long as the hospital does not provide funds to any non-hospital entity that performs an abortion. Requires the Secretary to annually provide Congress: (1) information on grantees who performed abortions under the exceptions, and (2) a list of entities to which grant funds are made available.

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Official text

Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] · 184 cosponsors

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Steve Scalise (R-LA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Todd Young (R-IN), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Andy Harris (R-MD), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Steve Womack (R-AR) and 124 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr217 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113