[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3301 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3301

    To prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of 
                                America.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 29, 2015

  Mr. Jolly introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of 
                                America.

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

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds as follows:
            (1) State and county health departments, community health 
        centers, hospitals, physicians offices, and other entities 
        currently provide, and will continue to provide, health 
        services to women. Such health services include relevant 
        diagnostic laboratory and radiology services, well-child care, 
        prenatal and postpartum care, immunization, family planning 
        services including contraception, sexually transmitted disease 
        testing, cervical and breast cancer screenings, and referrals.
            (2) Many such entities provide services to all persons, 
        regardless of the person's ability to pay, and provide services 
        in medically underserved areas and to medically underserved 
        populations.
            (3) All funds no longer available to Planned Parenthood 
        will continue to be made available to other eligible entities 
        to provide women's health care services.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
Federal funds may be made available to Planned Parenthood Federation of 
America, or to any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or 
clinics.
    (b) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
to--
            (1) affect any limitation contained in an appropriations 
        Act relating to abortion; or
            (2) reduce overall Federal funding available in support of 
        women's health.
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