MORALITY AND ETHICS

Amendments

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), consideration (H. Res. 266), H3719 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 137), S284 [24JA]

——— prohibit discrimination and retaliation against individuals and health care entities that refuse to recommend, refer for, cover, pay for, provide, perform, assist, or participate in abortions (see S. 143), S284 [24JA]

——— prohibit Federal funding of abortions (see S. 142), S284 [24JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 946), S3430 [14MY] (see H.R. 7), H2602 [14MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 1670), S7927 [7NO]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), consideration (see H. Res. 266), H3686 [17JN]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see S. 886), S3159 [7MY] (see H.R. 1797), H2392 [26AP]

Animals: condemn practice of gassing stray cats and dogs (see H. Res. 433), H7567 [5DE]

——— disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 208), H2533 [8MY]

Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ‘‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’’ does not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 914), H815 [28FE]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 3741), H8108 [12DE]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 333), S772 [14FE] (see H.R. 728), H546 [14FE]

CPSC: require ratings labels on video games and prohibit the sale or rental of adult-rated video games to minors (see H.R. 287), H170 [15JA]

Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women’s preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction (see H.R. 973), H982 [5MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 51), H4175 [28JN]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see S. 1808), S8771 [12DE] (see H.R. 3133), H5765 [19SE]

Federal employees: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see S. 1746), S8361 [20NO] (see H.R. 3563), H7310 [20NO]

Health: intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 1740), H2350 [25AP]

——— prevent the sale of bone marrow and umbilical cord blood (see H.R. 589), H413 [6FE]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 1204), S4792 [20JN] (see H.R. 940), H949 [4MR]

——— provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 2433), H3927 [19JN]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3513), H7152 [15NO]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 272), S7536 [16OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see S. 1848), S8975 [18DE] (see H.R. 3279), H6453 [9OC]

Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception (see H.R. 2943), H5343 [1AU]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 2164), H2953 [23MY]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see S. 1424), S6206 [1AU] (see H.R. 2902), H5341 [1AU]

Taxation: provide a Federal income tax credit for certain stem cell research expenditures (see S. 136), S284 [24JA]

Factsheets

Fetal Pain—The Evidence: doctorsonfetalpain.org (Internet site), H3715–H3717 [18JN]

Letters

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3742 [18JN]

——— Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H3742 [18JN]

——— several religious organizations, H3734, H3737 [18JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act advertising campaign by ProgressNow Colorado (organization): Julie Welch, E1853 [12DE]

Protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for health insurance coverage of specific items and services: David Green, Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., S6774 [24SE]

Remarks in House

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H2752–H2754 [17MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H3670, H3677 [17JN], H3691, H3695, H3697, H3698, H3699, H3700, H3730–H3745 [18JN], H3768 [19JN], E928, E942, E952 [20JN]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), consideration (H. Res. 266), H3708–H3720 [18JN]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (H.R. 1797), H2752–H2754 [17MY], H3229–H3233 [6JN], H3636, H3637 [14JN]

Armed Forces: ensure free exercise of religion, H2639 [15MY], H4588 [17JY], H5421, H5423 [9SE], H7097–H7103 [14NO], E1273 [10SE]

——— ensure repeal of ‘‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’’ does not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of conscience of members, including chaplains, H5410 [9SE]

Boy Scouts: support stance on morality, H2778 [20MY]

Congress: importance of civility toward Members of the opposing political party, H6116 [2OC]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (H.R. 728), E148 [14FE]

Davaluri, Nina: Miss America Pageant winner, H7149 [15NO]

Dept. of Defense: reevaluate relationship with anti-religion activist Mikey Weinstein, H4011 [25JN]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H5421 [9SE]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, H6162 [2OC]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (H.R. 940), H955 [5MR], H1435 [15MR], H3106 [5JN], H3347–H3354 [12JN], E1727 [21NO]

IRS: allegations of misspent funds, H3004 [3JN], H4096 [27JN], H4148 [28JN]

National Day of Reason: observance, E545 [25AP], E588 [3MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: advertising campaign by ProgressNow Colorado (organization), H7698 [12DE], E1853 [12DE]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges, H7340 [21NO]

Religion: historical impact of Judeo-Christian values, H975 [5MR], H5083–H5085 [25JY]

——— importance of prayer, H328–H333 [4FE], H400 [6FE]

Society: value of personal responsibility versus Federal aid programs, H1983 [12AP], H3985 [20JN]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (H.R. 2902), E1188 [1AU]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections, S4630 [19JN]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), S4629, S4630, S4654 [19JN]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (S. 886), S3240 [8MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (S. 1670), S7898–S7900 [7NO]

Halligan, Caitlin J.: suitability to be circuit judge relative to personal activism in rulings, S1139, S1140, S1143, S1144 [6MR]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, S2268 [22MR], S6774 [24SE], S6926 [26SE], S6980 [27SE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 272), S7559 [16OC]

Religion: historical impact of Judeo-Christian values, S6979 [27SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1797, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 266) (H. Rept. 113–114), H3686 [17JN]

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1797) (H. Rept. 113–109), H3652 [14JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), consideration (H. Res. 266), H3708 [18JN]

Statements

Protect Access to Safe and Legal Abortion—Reject the Nationwide 20-Week Abortion Ban: Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., H3736 [18JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 266, consideration of H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act and H.R. 1797, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, H3708 [18JN]

H.R. 1797, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, H3730 [18JN]

S. Res. 272, National Character Counts Week, S7538 [16OC]