117 S4770 IS: No Taxpayer Funds for Illegal Alien Abortions Act U.S. Senate 2022-08-04 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II117th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4770IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESAugust 4, 2022Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Braun, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo prohibit any employee or contractor of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Department of Health and Human Services from transporting any alien across State lines for the purpose of procuring an abortion for such alien.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Taxpayer Funds for Illegal Alien Abortions Act.

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Restriction on the transportation of aliens

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an employee or contractor of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Department of Health and Human Services, acting within the scope of the individual's employment or contract, may not transport, or arrange for the transportation of, any alien who is unlawfully present in the United States across any State line for the purpose of procuring an abortion for such alien.

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Limitations on the use of Federal funds for abortions

No funds authorized or appropriated by Federal law for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or for the Department of Health and Human Services may be used or made available—(1)to pay for an abortion, except in instances in which—(A)the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term; or(B)the pregnancy was the result of rape or incest; or(2)to require any person to perform, or to facilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion.