[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3741 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3741

  To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit funds 
     under such title from being used for any system through which 
counseling or referrals are provided to individuals regarding abortion 
                               services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 26, 2023

     Mr. Mann (for himself, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Kelly of 
 Pennsylvania, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Banks, Mr. Gooden of 
 Texas, Mr. Alford, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. LaMalfa, and Mr. 
  Crenshaw) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit funds 
     under such title from being used for any system through which 
counseling or referrals are provided to individuals regarding abortion 
                               services.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON TITLE X FUNDING FOR SYSTEMS THROUGH WHICH 
              COUNSELING OR REFERRALS ARE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS 
              REGARDING ABORTION SERVICES.

    Title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1009. PROHIBITION ON SYSTEMS THROUGH WHICH COUNSELING OR 
              REFERRALS ARE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS REGARDING ABORTION 
              SERVICES.

    ``(a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b), none of 
the funds appropriated under this title shall be used for a system, 
such as a hotline or website, through which counseling or referrals are 
provided to individuals regarding abortion services.
    ``(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to 
counseling or a referral provided to an individual regarding abortion 
services where--
            ``(1) such individual is pregnant as the result of rape or 
        incest; or
            ``(2) a physician certifies that such individual suffers 
        from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness 
        that would place the individual in danger of death unless an 
        abortion is performed, including a life-threatening physical 
        condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself.''.
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