[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 115 (Thursday, July 1, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3590]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   REQUEST TO CONSIDER H.R. 18, NO TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR ABORTION ACT

  (Mr. FITZGERALD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. FITZGERALD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to stand for life and to 
speak about the removal of the Hyde amendment from President Biden's 
budget.
  The President's decision to remove this lifesaving measure from his 
budget was disappointing, as this provision has been in every budget 
since its enactment in 1980.
  H.R. 18, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, would correct this 
misguided omission from the President's budget for codifying the Hyde 
amendment into Federal law, preventing taxpayer dollars from funding 
abortions. In no circumstance should any American be forced to go 
against their conscience and publicly fund abortions with their tax 
dollars.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committees on Energy 
and Commerce, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary be discharged from 
further consideration on H.R. 18, and ask for its immediate 
consideration in the House.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. As the Chair previously advised, that 
request cannot be entertained absent appropriate clearance.

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