MORALITY AND ETHICS

Articles and editorials

Nature of Truth, E786 [26AU]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: ensure that women seeking abortion receive ultrasound and opportunity to review ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive abortion (see H.R. 48), H29 [3JA]

——— ensure women seeking abortion are notified, before giving informed consent, of medical risks associated with abortion procedure, and major developmental characteristics of unborn child (see H.R. 797), H404 [28JA]

——— prohibit award of Federal funds to higher education institutions that host or are affiliated with student-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to students or employees (see S. 207), S334 [23JA] (see H.R. 632), H299 [22JA]

——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 1756), S2927 [14MY] (see H.R. 2226), H1170 [18MR] (see H.R. 3411), H2051 [14MY]

——— prohibit disposal of fetal remains in publicly owned water systems (see S. 2172), S3533 [25JN] (see H.R. 4131), H2969 [25JN]

——— prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify they will not perform, or provide funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (see H.R. 272), H88 [9JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 186), S302 [22JA] (see H.R. 7), H297 [22JA]

——— prohibit use of taxpayer funds for entities that perform, provide referrals for, or provide funding for, abortions (see S. 125), S226 [16JA]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 722), H394 [24JA]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 6), S185 [15JA] (see H.R. 21), H27 [3JA]

American Families Month: designate (see H. Res. 735), H4455 [18SE]

Animals: increase enforcement of Animal Welfare Act violations (see H.R. 349), H110 [13JA]

——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 3623), H2374 [29MY]

——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 2253), H1188 [21MR]

Bureau of Prisons: expand eligibility and provide for judicial review under Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program and make compassionate release technical corrections (see S. 3485), S8730 [15DE]

Carlson, Tucker: condemn decision to give platform to Nicholas J. Fuentes and his ideologies that foster antisemitism and White supremacy (see S. Res. 533), S8529 [8DE]

Choose Respect Day: support goals and objectives (see S. Res. 431), S6933 [3OC]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 2302), S4420 [16JY] (see H.R. 4084), H2888 [23JN]

Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 1657), H912 [27FE]

Crime: prohibit unlawful disposal in landfills or navigable waters of fetal remains resulting from abortion (see H.R. 686), H385 [23JA]

——— reform criminal legal system to ensure justice for all by reducing incarceration, decriminalizing certain offenses, and providing fair treatment under law to vulnerable populations (see H. Res. 660), H3703 [19AU]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of live animals in live fire trauma training (see H.R. 6514), H5110 [9DE]

Dept. of HHS: ensure consensual donation and respectful disposition of human bodies and body parts donated for education, research, or advancement of medical or mortuary science and not for use in human transplantation (see S. 1270), S2171 [3AP] (see H.R. 2589), H1411 [2AP]

——— issue final rule providing for regulations on protecting statutory conscience rights and preventing abortion-related discrimination in health care (see S. 47), S79 [9JA] (see H.R. 2874), H1598 [10AP]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access (see H.R. 49), H29 [3JA]

Dept. of Justice: establish Animal Cruelty Crimes Section within Environment and Natural Resources Division (see H.R. 1477), H727 [21FE]

District of Columbia: repeal locally-passed law that protects individuals from repercussions of providing reproductive or gender-affirming care (see S. 3327), S8483 [3DE] (see H.R. 6372), H5024 [3DE]

Families and domestic relations: express that fatherhood is essential to development of children (see H. Res. 487), H2534 [6JN]

——— protect right of parents to direct upbringing of their children as fundamental right (see S. 204), S334 [23JA] (see H.R. 650), H384 [23JA]

Family Month: designate (see H. Res. 475), H2469 [4JN]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit research involving human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to induced abortion and prohibit solicitation or knowing acquisition, receipt, or acceptance of donation of such tissue (see S. 987), S1704 [12MR] (see H.R. 2075), H1150 [11MR]

——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1106), H555 [6FE]

Fetal remains: protect dignity (see S. 242), S371 [24JA] (see H.R. 798), H404 [28JA]

Fidelity Month: designate (see S. Res. 277), S3390 [12JN]

Foreign aid: establish penalties for violating prohibition on use of assistance to promote or perform abortions (see S. 1340), S2475 [8AP] (see H.R. 2706), H1505 [8AP]

——— prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions (see S. 250), S371 [24JA] (see H.R. 1465), H727 [21FE]

Freedom of religion: recognize religious freedom as fundamental right, support international religious freedom as cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy, and express concern over threats to and attacks on religious freedom (see S. Res. 52), S594 [4FE]

Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family: support and urge U.S. be added as signatory (see S. Con. Res. 4), S89 [13JA] (see H. Con. Res. 3), H111 [13JA]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 4108), H2922 [24JN]

Interstate commerce: define ‘‘obscenity’’ under Communications Act (see S. 1671), S2837 [8MY] (see H.R. 3297), H1943 [8MY]

Life Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 56), S3205 [3JN] (see H.J. Res. 98), H2419 [3JN]

National Center for Alternatives to Animals in Research and Testing: establish (see H.R. 1291), H705 [13FE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 452), S7139 [15OC]

National Day of Reason: designate (see H. Res. 376), H1810 [1MY]

NIH: ensure that non-animal methods are prioritized, where applicable and feasible, in proposals for all research conducted or supported (see H.R. 1291), H705 [13FE]

——— prohibit Federal funds to conduct biological, medical, or behavioral research involving testing of dogs (see H.R. 456), H185 [15JA]

——— prohibit sale or transactions relative to human fetal tissue (see H.R. 727), H394 [24JA]

——— prohibit support for activity or program that uses live animals in research outside U.S. (see S. 1802), S2971 [19MY] (see H.R. 1085), H554 [6FE]

Nonprofit organizations: provide penalties for certain misconduct by officers and members of board of directors of nonprofit entities (see H.R. 4232), H3032 [27JN]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 177), S302 [22JA] (see S. 203), S334 [23JA] (see H.R. 599), H297 [22JA]

——— provide for moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (see H.R. 271), H88 [9JA]

Research: ensure that non-animal methods for regulatory testing are used in lieu of animal tests whenever scientifically satisfactory non-animal test methods are available and meet regulatory requirements (see H.R. 6660), H5808 [11DE]

——— prohibit availability of Federal funds for certain animal research (see H.R. 4512), H3473 [17JY]

Schools: codify Executive Order 14190 entitled ‘‘Ending Radical Indoctrination in K–12 Schooling’’ (see H.R. 3802), H2532 [6JN]

Science: prohibit human-animal chimeras (see H.R. 2161), H1162 [14MR]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see S. 1814), S3009 [20MY] (see H.R. 3513), H2197 [20MY]

Wildlife: prohibit certain activities involving prohibited primate species (see S. 1594), S2756 [5MY] (see H.R. 3199), H1854 [5MY]

Cloture motions

Abortion: require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (S. 6), motion to proceed, S258 [20JA], S294 [22JA]

Declarations

Declaration of mothers—a proclamation and pledge for the preservation of freedom and virtue: Moms for America, Inc., E196 [10MR]

Homilies

Mass for the 111th World Day of Migrants and Refugees: Robert Cardinal McElroy, S7745 [27OC]

Letters

Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act: several organizations, H339 [23JA]

Deployment of Federal agents and/or military personnel to conduct law enforcement operations in U.S. cities: several rabbis, S7746 [27OC]

Motions

Abortion: require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 21), H344 [23JA]

Remarks in House

Abortion: ensure women seeking abortion are notified, before giving informed consent, of medical risks associated with abortion procedure, and major developmental characteristics of unborn child (H.R. 797), H2916 [24JN]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 722), H2967 [25JN]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 21), H233 [21JA], H261, H267, H288 [22JA], H306, H308, H311, H312, H335–H345 [23JA]

Artificial intelligence (AI): enable safe, responsible, and agile procurement, development, and use, H582 [7FE]

Congress: renew commitment to address violence based on ethnicity, religion, or beliefs, H1899 [7MY]

Crime: condemn all forms of hate and violence and call for greater empathy in civic discourse, H4420 [18SE]

Democracy: importance of verifying truth as part of civic culture and democratic discourse, E786 [26AU]

Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.: observance, E317 [14AP]

Families and domestic relations: express that fatherhood is essential to development of children (H. Res. 487), H2515, H2518 [6JN]

——— importance of traditional nuclear family structure and impact of public welfare programs on family breakdown and moral decline, H671 [12FE], H694 [13FE], H905 [27FE], H1296 [26MR], H1446 [7AP], H1555 [9AP], H4406–H4408 [17SE]

——— recognize prevalence of traditional family structure and strong work ethic among certain immigrant communities, H1295 [26MR], H1445 [7AP]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit research involving human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to induced abortion and prohibit solicitation or knowing acquisition, receipt, or acceptance of donation of such tissue (H.R. 2075), H2919 [24JN]

——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (H.R. 1106), H543–H547 [6FE]

Georgia (State): condemn decision of State to keep Adriana Smith alive after brain death for purposes of delivering fetus relative to law banning abortion in cases where fetal heartbeat is detectable, H2478 [5JN]

Life Month: designate (H.J. Res. 98), H2917 [24JN]

Nonprofit organizations: provide penalties for certain misconduct by officers and members of board of directors of nonprofit entities (H.R. 4232), H3850 [4SE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H3549 [22JY], H3565 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding, E255 [27MR]

Political ethics: importance of trustworthiness in public officials, E313 [10AP]

Political parties: express need of all Americans, even when they care most deeply or disagree most strongly, to settle their political differences without resorting to threats or violence of any kind, H4306 [15SE], H4371 [17SE]

Religion: disapprove use of religious rhetoric for political purposes, H174 [15JA]

——— recognize faith traditions as guides for humane government policies, H1594 [10AP]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, H1029–H1031 [6MR], H1790–H1794 [1MY], H1938 [8MY], H2096 [15MY], H4854–H4857 [20NO], H5825–H5829 [12DE]

Women: ensure protection of reproductive health rights, H311 [23JA], H2880 [23JN], H6096 [18DE]

Women’s National Basketball Association: allegations of bias relative to officiating in game between Minnesota Lynx (basketball team) and New York Liberty (basketball team), H3481 [21JY]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 21), S1620 [10MR]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (S. 6), S46 [8JA], S196 [15JA], S197 [16JA]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (S. 6), motion to proceed, S261, S270–S275 [21JA], S283–S285, S290–S295 [22JA]

Artificial intelligence (AI): call for deactivation of technologies that generate false and defamatory information, S7912 [5NO]

——— enable safe, responsible, and agile procurement, development, and use, S3193 [3JN]

Carlson, Tucker: condemn decision to give platform to Nicholas J. Fuentes and his ideologies that foster antisemitism and White supremacy, S8254 [20NO]

——— condemn decision to give platform to Nicholas J. Fuentes and his ideologies that foster antisemitism and White supremacy (S. Res. 533), S8531 [8DE], S8799 [17DE]

Choose Respect Day: support goals and objectives (S. Res. 431), S6929, S6930 [3OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S1727–S1729 [13MR]

Dept. of HHS: decision to require placebo testing for all vaccines, S2726 [1MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: call for remedies for retaliation against whistleblowers relative to investigation into failure to obtain DNA from detained illegal immigrants, S1587 [6MR]

FDA: prohibit use of quality-adjusted life years and other discriminatory metrics that restrict access to medical treatment, S4960 [31JY]

Fetal remains: protect dignity, S290 [22JA]

Life Month: designate (S.J. Res. 56), S3243 [5JN]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 452), S7141 [15OC], S7161 [20OC]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, S4051 [30JN]

Political activism: importance, S2048–S2050 [31MR]

Senate: legislative priorities, S2917–S2919 [14MY], S3499 [24JN]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices, S1644 [11MR]

Reports filed

Recognize Religious Freedom as Fundamental Right, Support International Religious Freedom in U.S. Foreign Policy, and Express Concern Over Threats to and Attacks on Religious Freedom: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 52), S3558 [26JN]

Statements

Prohibit Funding for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: Toni McFadden, E255 [27MR]

Texts of

H.R. 21, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, H335 [23JA]

S. 3485, Safer Detention Act, S8738 [15DE]

S. Con. Res. 4, support Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family and urge U.S. be added as signatory, S91 [13JA]

S. Res. 52, recognize religious freedom as fundamental right, support international religious freedom as cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy, and express concern over threats to and attacks on religious freedom, S596 [4FE]

S. Res. 277, Fidelity Month, S3394 [12JN]

S. Res. 431, support goals and objectives of Choose Respect Day, S6935 [3OC]

S. Res. 452, National Character Counts Week, S7140 [15OC]

S. Res. 533, condemn decision by Tucker Carlson to give platform to Nicholas J. Fuentes and his ideologies that foster antisemitism and White supremacy, S8531 [8DE]