[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 399 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 399

  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House 
should consider legislation to protect traditional marriage and prevent 
                     taxpayer funding of abortion.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 29, 2015

Mr. Jones submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, 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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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House 
should consider legislation to protect traditional marriage and prevent 
                     taxpayer funding of abortion.

Whereas the United States of America was founded upon Judeo-Christian 
        principles, and even today many Americans believe that our strength 
        comes from these principles;
Whereas the creator is explicitly mentioned in the Declaration of Independence 
        as endowing us with all of our rights;
Whereas the Supreme Court recently legalized nationwide same-sex marriage in the 
        case of Obergefell et al. v. Hodges;
Whereas the Court's decision invalidated the wishes of States that prohibited 
        same-sex marriage;
Whereas over 50,000,000 unborn children have been aborted in the years after 
        abortion was legalized as a result of the Supreme Court's decision in 
        Roe v. Wade;
Whereas Planned Parenthood Federation of America, America's largest abortion 
        provider, receives over $500,000,000 of Federal funding annually;
Whereas senior officials of Planned Parenthood were recently recorded 
        facilitating the sale of fetal body parts from aborted babies in 
        violation of Federal law;
Whereas in Jeremiah 1:5 the Bible reads ``Before I formed thee in the belly I 
        knew thee.''; and
Whereas in 1 Timothy 4:1-5 the Bible reads ``Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, 
        that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed 
        to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives calls upon the Speaker 
to encourage committee chairs to schedule the following legislation for 
immediate committee consideration, then follow through with scheduling 
votes on the House floor if they are reported favorably by their 
respective committees:
            (1) H.R. 2802, the First Amendment Defense Act, introduced 
        by Mr. Labrador of Idaho.
            (2) H. Res. 359, Providing that the House of 
        Representatives disagrees with the majority opinion in 
        Obergefell et al. v. Hodges, and for other purposes, introduced 
        by Mr. King of Iowa.
            (3) H.R. 3134, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015, 
        introduced by Ms. Black of Tennessee.
            (4) H.R. 3197, the Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 
        2015, introduced by Ms. Black of Tennessee.
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