[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3495 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3495

  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow for greater 
State flexibility with respect to excluding providers who are involved 
                             in abortions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 11, 2015

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow for greater 
State flexibility with respect to excluding providers who are involved 
                             in abortions.

    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 ``Women's Public Health and Safety 
Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASING STATE FLEXIBILITY IN EXCLUDING PROVIDERS WHO ARE 
              INVOLVED IN ABORTIONS.

    Section 1902(a)(23) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396a(a)(23)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or by a provider or supplier'' and 
        inserting ``, by a provider or supplier''; and
            (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end ``, or by 
        any individual or entity based on the individual's or entity's 
        involvement in abortions''.
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