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No Taxpayer Funding for Abortions Act (H.R. 3)

This bill prohibits the expenditure of federal funds for any abortion. It also prohibits federal funds from being used for any health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion. (Currently, federal funds cannot be used for abortion services and plans receiving federal funds must keep federal funds segregated from any funds for abortion services.)

It also disallows any tax benefits for amounts paid or incurred for an abortion or for a health benefits plan that includes coverage of abortion, including any medical deduction for such amounts or any credit for such an employer-sponsored plan and prohibits the inclusion of abortion in any health care service furnished by a federal or District of Columbia health care facility or by any physician or other individual employed by the federal government or the District. Read full text.

Chief Sponsor: Rep. Christopher H. Smith (NJ-4) plus 227 cosponsors

Introduced: House: 1/20/2011

Status/Last Major Actions:
1/20/2011: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means
2/4/2011: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the House Judiciary Committee.
2/8/2011: Committee Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on the Constitution
5/4/2011: Passed the House on a vote of 251-175
5/9/2011: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar