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H.R. 6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act

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H.R. 6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-05-08 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-05-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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

Protecting Life in Crisis Act

Plain summary

Protecting Life in Crisis Act This bill specifies that federal funds allocated for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) response efforts may not, in general, be used for abortions. Current law (specifically, language that has historically been included in certain appropriations bills, commonly referred to as the Hyde Amendment) generally prohibits the use of federal funds for abortions. The bill also restricts the use of federal tax credits or other federal funding for health insurance coverage if the coverage includes abortions.

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

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Official text

Protecting Life in Crisis Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] · 153 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Jim Banks (R-IN), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Ted Budd (R-NC), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Roger Williams (R-TX), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Michael Guest (R-MS), Ben Cline (R-VA), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Austin Scott (R-GA), David Rouzer (R-NC), David Kustoff (R-TN), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ) and 93 more.

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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

Record fed-us-cong116-hr6742 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116