H.R. 20: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-17 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-17 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2019

Plain summary

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2019 This bill modifies provisions relating to federal funding for, and health insurance coverage of, abortions. Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of federal funds for abortions or for health coverage that includes abortions. Such restrictions extend to the use of funds in the budget of the District of Columbia. Additionally, abortions may not be provided in a federal health care facility or by a federal employee. Historically, language has been included in annual appropriations bills for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that prohibits the use of federal funds for abortions—such language is commonly referred to as the Hyde Amendment. Similar language is also frequently included in appropriations bills for other federal agencies and the District of Columbia. The bill makes these restrictions permanent and extends the restrictions to all federal funds (rather than specific agencies). The bill's restrictions regarding the use of federal funds do not apply in cases of rape, incest, or where a physical disorder, injury, or illness endangers a woman's life unless an abortion is performed. The Hyde Amendment provides the same exceptions. The bill also prohibits qualified health plans from including coverage for abortions. Currently, qualified health plans may cover abortion, but the portion of the premium attributable to abortion coverage is not eligible for subsidies.

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Official text

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · 162 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Andy Harris (R-MD), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Jason Smith (R-MO), David Rouzer (R-NC), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Sam Graves (R-MO), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Austin Scott (R-GA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Ted Budd (R-NC), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) and 102 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] reported raising $797,217 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr20.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr20 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116