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H.R. 541: Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2021

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H.R. 541: Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-01-28 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-01-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] · 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2021

Plain summary

Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2021 This bill restricts federal funding for Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc. or any of its affiliates or clinics for one year. Specifically, it prohibits funding those entities unless they certify that the affiliates and clinics will not perform, and will not provide funds to entities that perform, abortions during that year. If the certification requirement is not met, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture must recoup any federal assistance received by those entities. However, the bill's funding restriction does not apply to abortions performed in cases of rape or incest or when necessary to resolve a physical condition that endangers a woman's life. The bill also provides additional funding for community health centers for the one-year period. These funds are subject to the same abortion-related restrictions and exceptions.

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

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Official text

Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] · 146 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), August Pfluger (R-TX), John Joyce (R-PA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Ted Budd (R-NC), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Roger Williams (R-TX), Jim Banks (R-IN), Brian Babin (R-TX), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Jim Jordan (R-OH), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Michael Guest (R-MS), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Ken Calvert (R-CA), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX) and 86 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr541 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117