HR2226-119

Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit discrimination against entities that do not participate in abortion and to strengthen implementation and enforcement of Federal conscience laws.

119th Congress Introduced Mar 18, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit discrimination against entities that do not participate in abortion and to strengthen implementation and enforcement of Federal conscience laws., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Finance, Social Welfare.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HDD8CA70E3FE84E3EA0107298557D83C2: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Let Pregnancy Centers Serve Act of 2025.
  • Section HDE33B01C527A42E084B82EF734EA27FC: 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: Pregnancy centers are community-based, nonprofit organizations that provide free compassionate care,...
  • Section H008C1CD29ACB48CBBDED7C74848D30CC: 3. Prohibiting discrimination against entities that do not participate in abortion Title II of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 202 et seq.) is amended...
  • Section HB5E26B56034A4226AC734C5DFF53B9F4: 245A. Prohibiting discrimination against entities that do not participate in abortion Notwithstanding any other law, the Federal Government, and any individual...
  • Section HA69860C9282C4F27ABF2F568CA161512: 4. Strengthening enforcement of Federal conscience laws Title II of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 202 et seq.), as amended by section 3, is further...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit discrimination against entities that do not participate in abortion and to strengthen implementation and enforcement of Federal conscience laws., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Finance, Social Welfare

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit discrimination against entities that do not participate in abortion and to strengthen implementation and enforcement of Federal conscience laws., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Finance Social Welfare

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies: ,
health care providers and patients: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 18, 2025

Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. Tenney, and …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Finance Social Welfare
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

4 terms
"abortion" §H008C1CD29ACB48CBBDED7C74848D30CC

the use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance or device— (A)to intentionally kill the unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant

"designated violation" §H5E6396E74DB34BD5B2FBF9B29DE046E9

an actual or threatened violation of any provision of law described in section 245A. The term qualified party means— the Attorney General

"designated violation" §HA69860C9282C4F27ABF2F568CA161512

an actual or threatened violation of any provision of law described in section 245A. (2)Qualified partyThe term qualified party means— (A)the Attorney General

"abortion" §HB5E26B56034A4226AC734C5DFF53B9F4

the use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance or device— to intentionally kill the unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant

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