American Values Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act and Peace Corps Act to permanently prohibit federal funds from being used for abortions, involuntary sterilizations, biomedical research related to these procedures, lobbying on. It relies on appropriations, compliance mandates, and exemptions. The main policy areas are Foreign Aid and Science & Space.
Who Benefits and How
Pro-life advocacy organizations would be affected and Organizations focused solely on non-abortion family planning could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
International family planning NGOs receiving U.S. foreign aid would take on compliance duties, International family planning NGOs providing abortion services could lose revenue opportunities, and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Amends the Foreign Assistance Act and Peace Corps Act to permanently prohibit federal funds from being used for abortions, involuntary sterilizations, biomedical research related to these procedures, lobbying on...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act and Peace Corps Act to permanently prohibit federal funds from being used for abortions, involuntary sterilizations, biomedical research related to these procedures, lobbying on.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Aid, Science & Space
Primary Purpose
The bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act and Peace Corps Act to permanently prohibit federal funds from being used for abortions, involuntary sterilizations, biomedical research related to these procedures, lobbying on.
Policy Domains
Section 2 - Amendments to Foreign Assistance Act and Peace Corps Act
Identified Gains
- Pro-life advocacy organizations
- Organizations focused solely on non-abortion family planning
Identified Costs
- International family planning NGOs receiving U.S. foreign aid
- International family planning NGOs providing abortion services
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- State Department foreign assistance programs
- Peace Corps health programs
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Paul, Mr. Scott …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
International family planning NGOs providing abortion services, International family planning NGOs receiving U.S. foreign aid, Organizations focused solely on non-abortion family planning
Positive-direction: Organizations focused solely on non-abortion family planning, Pro-life advocacy organizations
Negative-direction: International family planning NGOs providing abortion services, International family planning NGOs receiving U.S. foreign aid, Organizations providing comprehensive reproductive health services abroad
Peace Corps health programs, State Department foreign assistance programs, U.S. Agency for International Development
Biomedical researchers studying family planning methods
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_president"
- → President of the United States
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
All federal funds allocated for Foreign Assistance Act and Peace Corps Act programs, subject to permanent restrictions on abortion and sterilization funding
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