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S. 1881: A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

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S. 1881: A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-07-28 · Health · Latest: Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure was not invoked (Record Vote No. 262) entered in Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-07-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: Senate vote 262 (2015): On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed, S1881 (2015-08-03), Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure was not invoked (Record Vote No. 262) entered in Senate. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

Plain summary

This bill prohibits federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America or its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or clinics.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] · 45 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: Letter to the Honorable Mike Enzi regarding Budgetary Effects of S. 1881 (2015-08-03)

Cosponsors on this site

Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Rand Paul (R-KY), James Lankford (R-OK), John Cornyn (R-TX), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Tim Scott (R-SC), John Boozman (R-AR), Ron Johnson (R-WI), John Thune (R-SD), John Barrasso (R-WY), Steve Daines (R-MT), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Mike Lee (R-UT), Jerry Moran (R-KS), John Hoeven (R-ND), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), James E. Risch (R-ID)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] reported raising $2.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-s1881 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114