[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 127 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4594-S4595]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 703. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 1628, to provide for

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reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2017; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT FEDERAL HEALTH PROGRAMS 
                   MUST PROTECT WOMEN'S ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE.

       It is the sense of the Senate that Federal health care 
     programs must protect women's access to quality, affordable 
     health care at the provider of their choice and that Congress 
     should not restrict or prohibit Federal funding to Planned 
     Parenthood health centers or other high quality family 
     planning providers. Further, it is the sense of the Senate 
     that States should not take any action pursuant to any 
     provision of this Act that would allow for discrimination 
     against a provider based on the provision of constitutionally 
     protected reproductive health care.
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