[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1548 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1548

 To prohibit any Federal official from expending any Federal funds for 
  any population control or population planning program or any family 
                           planning activity.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 1, 2003

   Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee 
 on Energy and Commerce, 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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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit any Federal official from expending any Federal funds for 
  any population control or population planning program or any family 
                           planning activity.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom of Conscience Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST FEDERAL FUNDING FOR POPULATION CONTROL.

    No Federal official may expend any Federal funds for any population 
control or population planning program or any family planning activity 
(including any abortion procedure), irrespective of whether such 
program or activity is foreign or domestic.
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