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    <item congress="119" measure-type="hr" measure-number="272" measure-id="id119hr272" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2025-01-09" update-date="2025-03-14">
        <title>Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2025</title>
        <summary summary-id="id119hr272v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2025-03-14">
            <action-date>2025-01-09</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires entities receiving federal funds to certify that they will not, subject to certain exceptions, perform abortions or provide funding to other entities that perform abortions.</p><p>The bill provides exceptions for abortions performed in cases of rape or incest or when necessary to resolve a physical condition that endangers a woman's life.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>]]></summary-text>
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