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Lobbying filings that explicitly cite this bill (25)
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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
HR 23- Sanctity of Human Life Act: entire bill
HR 61- Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
HR 217- Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
S. 135- Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
HR 346- Stop Abortion Funding in Multi-State Exchange Plans Act (SAFE Act): entire bill
S. 32- Child Custody Protection Act: entire bill
S. 137- Abortion Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill
S. 138- Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill
S. 139- Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act: entire bill
S. 154- PROTECT Act: entire bill
S. 142- Hyde Amendment Codification Act: entire bill
S. 143- The Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act: entire bill
HR 940- Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
S. 1204- Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
HR 447- Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2013: entire bill
HR 493- Homeland Security Respect for Life Act: entire bill
HR 732- Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
S. 369- Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
S. 356- Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 973- Religious Freedom Tax Repeal Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 1091- Life at Conception Act: entire bill
HR 1122- PRO-LIFE Act: entire bill
S. 583- Life at Conception Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 1797- District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
S. 886- District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
H.RES 206- A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress and the states should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
S.RES.133- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress and the states should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
S.RES.134- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all incidents of abusive, unsanitary, or illegal health care practices should be condemned and prevented and the perpetrators should be prosecuted to the entire extent of the law: entire resolution
S. 946- No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: entire bill
HR 7- No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: entire bill
HR 2764- Sanctity of Life Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 2943- Schoolchildren's Health Protection Act: entire bill
HR 3062- Adoption Information Act: entire bill
HR 2993- Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2013: entire bill
S. 1539- Adoption Information Act: entire bill
HR 3279- Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: entire bill
S. 1670- Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
HR 3539- Adoption Promotion Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 3601- Parental Notification and Intervention Abortion Act: entire bill
S. 1848- Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: entire bill
S. 1696- Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill
HR 3471- Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill
S. 333- Access to Birth Control Act: entire bill
HR 728- Access to Birth Control Act: entire bill
S.RES.60- A resolution supporting women's reproductive health: entire bill
HR 1389- MARCH for Military Women Act: entire bill
S. 777- MARCH for Military Women Act: entire bill
S. 813- Peace Corps Equity Act of 2013: entire bill
S. 981- Stop Deceptive Services for Womens Services Act: entire bill
HR 2030- Stop Deceptive Services for Womens Services Act: entire bill
HR 718- Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2013: entire bill
S. 13- Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 725- Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2013: entire bill
S. 372- Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 3774- Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program Funding Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 3932- No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2014: entire bill
HR 3953- Health Plan Notice Requirements Act: entire bill
HR 4158- Special Inspector General for Monitoring the ACA Act (SIGMA Act) of 2014: provisions related to family planning and reproductive health
HR 4396- Religious Liberty Protection Act of 2014: entire bill
S 2291 - Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014: entire bill
HR 4698 - Every Child is a Blessing Act: entire Bill
HR 5551 - Heartbeat Informed Consent Act: entire bill
HR 5524/S 2687 - Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act: entire bill
S 2625 - Access to Birth Control Act: entire bill
S 2876 - A bill to establish a public education and awareness and access program relating to emergency contraception: entire bill
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Peace Corps, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
HR 61- Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
HR 217- Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
S. 135- Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
S. 32- Child Custody Protection Act: entire bill
S. 137- Abortion Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill
S. 138- Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill
S. 143- The Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act: entire bill
HR 940- Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
S. 1204- Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
HR 447- Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2013: entire bill
HR 732- Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
S. 369- Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
HR 1797- District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
S. 886- District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
H.RES 206- A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress and the states should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
S.RES.133- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress and the states should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
S.RES.134- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all incidents of abusive, unsanitary, or illegal health care practices should be condemned and prevented and the perpetrators should be prosecuted to the entire extent of the law: entire resolution
S. 946- No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: entire bill
HR 7- No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: entire bill
HR 2993- Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 3279- Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: entire bill
S. 1670- Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
S. 1848- Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: entire bill
S. 1696- Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill
HR 3471- Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill
S. 333- Access to Birth Control Act: entire bill
HR 728- Access to Birth Control Act: entire bill
S. 813- Peace Corps Equity Act of 2013: entire bill
S 2291 - Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014: entire bill
Client expense: $156,297 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Contacts in support of No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 946), to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion. Contacts in support of Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act (H.R. 3279, S. 1848), legislation to correct concealment practices pertaining to abortion coverage in exchange-participating health plans. (continued)Contacts in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age (S. 1670).
Contacts in support of Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), to ban sex-selection abortions (S. 138, HR 447).
Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(S. 369, HR 732), to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions.
Contacts in support of the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (HR 940, S. 1204), to prevent the imposition of regulatory mandates that violate the religious or moral convictions of those who purchase or provide health insurance, to prevent any level of government from discriminating against health care providers who decline to participate in abortions, and to empower victims to seek relief in court for violations of the federal conscience laws. Contacts in opposition to the "Protect Women's Health from Corporate Interference Act" (S. 2578/H.R. 5051), legislation which would further empower the Obama Administration to mandate that certain insurance plans cover abortion pills such as RU-486, surgical abortion (including late abortions), assisted suicide, or anything else the Administration chooses to classify as preventive services, overriding all existing federal laws that protect religious freedom and conscience rights; the Senate refused to invoke cloture to proceed to this legislation on July 16, 2014. Contacts in support of possible inclusion of abortion non-discrimination language in FY 2015 omibus appropriations legislation (not included), H.R. 83 (became Public Law 113-235).
Contacts in support of carrying over abortion-related limitation provisions in FY 2015 appropriations bills, including Hyde Amendment in HHS appropriations bill, and other abortion limitation provisions in Commerce-Justice-Science (H.R. 4660/S. 2437), Financial Services (H.R. 5016), and State-Foreign Operations (H.R. 5013/S. 2499) appropriations bills; no position on State-Foreign Operations provision conforming language related to the Peace Corps to comparable HHS language. Contacts in support of continuation of abortion-related limitation provisions in omnibus appropriations measure, H.R. 83 (became Public Law 113-235). Contacts in support of curtailing U.S. funding of UNFPA. Contacts in opposition to language proposed by Sen. Shaheen to State/Foreign Operations appropriations bill (S. 2499) to preclude a president from re-applying pro-life conditions to private organizations that receive foreign aid grants (e.g., "Mexico City Policy"), as adopted in Senate Appropriations Committee June 19, 2014.
Contacts in support of the Homeland Security Respect for Life Act (H.R. 493), to prevent federal funding of abortion under programs within the Department of Homeland Security, with certain exceptions, and comparable limitation language ("Aderholt-Carter Amendment") to FY 2015 Homeland Security appropriations bill (H.R. 4903).
Contacts in support of S. 154/HR 346, to prevent coverage of abortion, with certain exceptions, in "multi-state" (national) health plans, created by PL 111-148, to be administered by the Office of Personnel Management, and comparable language ("Harris-Nunnelee Amendment"), added to FY 2015 Financial Services appropriations bill (H.R. 5016) at House Appropriation Committee markup, June 25, 2014, 29-21. H.R. 5016 passed the House July 16, 2014, without challenge to this provision.
Contacts in support of the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act (HR 217/S. 135).
(continued)Contacts in support of H.R. 4698, the Every Child is a Blessing Act (legislation to curb use of wrongful birth and wrongful life causes of action), introduced by Rep. Palazzo on May 21, 2014.
Consultations regarding anti-trafficking legislation, H.R. 3530; no position taken on substitute as reported by the House Judiciary Committee on May 15, 2014, and approved by the House on May 20, 2014. Contacts in support of adding language to parallel Senate proposals, to prevent funding of abortion, including potential amendments to S. 2646 or S. 2599.
Contacts in opposition to "Women's Health Protection Act" (H.R. 3471, S. 1696), a proposed federal statute to invalidate virtually all state and federal regulations pertaining to abortion.
Contacts explaining nonsupport for H.R. 1091/S. 583 and H.R. 2764, based on lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises.
Client expense: $97,899 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
HR 61- Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
HR 217- Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
S. 135- Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
S. 32- Child Custody Protection Act: entire bill
S. 137- Abortion Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill
S. 138- Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill
S. 143- The Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act: entire bill
HR 940- Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
S. 1204- Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
HR 447- Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2013: entire bill
HR 732- Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
S. 369- Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
HR 1797- District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
S. 886- District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
H.RES 206- A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress and the states should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
S.RES.133- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress and the states should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
S.RES.134- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all incidents of abusive, unsanitary, or illegal health care practices should be condemned and prevented and the perpetrators should be prosecuted to the entire extent of the law: entire resolution
S. 946- No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: entire bill
HR 7- No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: entire bill
HR 2993- Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 3279- Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: entire bill
S. 1670- Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
S. 1848- Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: entire bill
S. 1696- Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill
HR 3471- Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill
S. 333- Access to Birth Control Act: entire bill
HR 728- Access to Birth Control Act: entire bill
S. 813- Peace Corps Equity Act of 2013: entire bill
S 2291 - Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014: entire bill
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
HR 23- Sanctity of Human Life Act: entire bill
HR 61- Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
HR 217- Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
S. 135- Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
HR 346- Stop Abortion Funding in Multi-State Exchange Plans Act (SAFE Act): entire bill
S. 32- Child Custody Protection Act: entire bill
S. 137- Abortion Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill
S. 138- Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill
S. 139- Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act: entire bill
S. 154- PROTECT Act: entire bill
S. 142- Hyde Amendment Codification Act: entire bill
S. 143- The Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act: entire bill
HR 940- Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
S. 1204- Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
HR 447- Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2013: entire bill
HR 493- Homeland Security Respect for Life Act: entire bill
HR 732- Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
S. 369- Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
S. 356- Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 973- Religious Freedom Tax Repeal Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 1091- Life at Conception Act: entire bill
HR 1122- PRO-LIFE Act: entire bill
S. 583- Life at Conception Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 1797- District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
S. 886- District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
H.RES 206- A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress and the states should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
S.RES.133- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress and the states should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
S.RES.134- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all incidents of abusive, unsanitary, or illegal health care practices should be condemned and prevented and the perpetrators should be prosecuted to the entire extent of the law: entire resolution
S. 946- No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: entire bill
HR 7- No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: entire bill
HR 2764- Sanctity of Life Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 2943- Schoolchildren's Health Protection Act: entire bill
HR 3062- Adoption Information Act: entire bill
HR 2993- Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2013: entire bill
S. 1539- Adoption Information Act: entire bill
HR 3279- Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: entire bill
S. 1670- Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
HR 3539- Adoption Promotion Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 3601- Parental Notification and Intervention Abortion Act: entire bill
S. 1848- Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: entire bill
S. 1696- Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill
HR 3471- Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill
S. 333- Access to Birth Control Act: entire bill
HR 728- Access to Birth Control Act: entire bill
S.RES.60- A resolution supporting women's reproductive health: entire bill
HR 1389- MARCH for Military Women Act: entire bill
S. 777- MARCH for Military Women Act: entire bill
S. 813- Peace Corps Equity Act of 2013: entire bill
S. 981- Stop Deceptive Services for Womens Services Act: entire bill
HR 2030- Stop Deceptive Services for Womens Services Act: entire bill
HR 718- Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2013: entire bill
S. 13- Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 725- Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2013: entire bill
S. 372- Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 3774- Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program Funding Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 3932- No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2014: entire bill
HR 3953- Health Plan Notice Requirements Act: entire bill
HR 4158- Special Inspector General for Monitoring the ACA Act (SIGMA Act) of 2014: provisions related to family planning and reproductive health
HR 4396- Religious Liberty Protection Act of 2014: entire bill
S 2291 - Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014: entire bill
HR 4698 - Every Child is a Blessing Act: entire Bill
HR 5551 - Heartbeat Informed Consent Act: entire bill
HR 5524/S 2687 - Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act: entire bill
S 2625 - Access to Birth Control Act: entire bill
S 2876 - A bill to establish a public education and awareness and access program relating to emergency contraception: entire bill
Client expense: $484,122 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Peace Corps, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Contacts in support of No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 946), to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion. Contacts in support of Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act (H.R. 3279, S. 1848), legislation to correct concealment practices pertaining to abortion coverage in exchange-participating health plans. (continued)Contacts in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1797), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age (passed by the House of Representatives on June 18, 2013), and Senate companion legislation (S. 1670).
Contacts in support of Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), to ban sex-selection abortions (S. 138, HR 447).
Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(S. 369, HR 732), to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions.
Contacts in support of the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (HR 940, S. 1204), to prevent the imposition of regulatory mandates that violate the religious or moral convictions of those who purchase or provide health insurance, to prevent any level of government from discriminating against health care providers who decline to participate in abortions, and to empower victims to seek relief in court for violations of the federal conscience laws. Contacts in opposition to the "Protect Women's Health from Corporate Interference Act" (S. 2578/H.R. 5051), legislation which would further empower the Obama Administration to mandate that certain insurance plans cover abortion pills such as RU-486, surgical abortion (including late abortions), assisted suicide, or anything else the Administration chooses to classify as preventive services, overriding all existing federal laws that protect religious freedom and conscience rights; the Senate refused to invoke cloture to proceed to this legislation on July 16, 2014.
Contacts in support of carrying over abortion-related limitation provisions in FY 2015 appropriations bills, including Hyde Amendment in HHS appropriations bill, and other abortion limitation provisions in Commerce-Justice-Science (H.R. 4660/S. 2437), Financial Services (H.R. 5016), and State-Foreign Operations (H.R. 5013/S. 2499) appropriations bills; no position on State-Foreign Operations provision conforming language related to the Peace Corps to comparable HHS language. Contacts in support of curtailing U.S. funding of UNFPA. Contacts in opposition to language proposed by Sen. Shaheen to State/Foreign Operations appropriations bill (S. 2499) to preclude a president from re-applying pro-life conditions to private organizations that receive foreign aid grants (e.g., "Mexico City Policy"), as adopted in Senate Appropriations Committee June 19, 2014; no position on State-Foreign Operations provision conforming language related to the Peace Corps to comparable HHS language.
Contacts in support of the Homeland Security Respect for Life Act (H.R. 493), to prevent federal funding of abortion under programs within the Department of Homeland Security, with certain exceptions, and comparable limitation language ("Aderholt-Carter Amendment") to FY 2015 Homeland Security appropriations bill (H.R. 4903); the Aderholt amendment was adopted in House Appropriations Committee, June 11, 2014, 29-18.
Contacts in support of S. 154/HR 346, to prevent coverage of abortion, with certain exceptions, in "multi-state" (national) health plans, created by PL 111-148, to be administered by the Office of Personnel Management, and comparable language ("Harris-Nunnelee Amendment"), added to FY 2015 Financial Services appropriations bill (H.R. 5016) at House Appropriation Committee markup, June 25, 2014, 29-21. H.R. 5016 passed the House July 16, 2014, without challenge to this provision.
Contacts in support of the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act (HR 217/S. 135). Consultations regarding other legislative concepts relating to Title X, including legislation dealing with adoption-counseling requirements with respect to Title X, including H.R. 3062, S. 1539, and other draft legislation not introduced; NRLC took no position on these measures.
Consultations regarding abortion-related components of "American Health Care Reform Act" (H.R. 3121). See HCR page for additional information on contacts on this legislation.
Consultations regarding proposed rule published by Office of Personnel Management in August 8, 2013 Federal Register, 78 Fed. Reg. 48337 (2013), concerning subsidies for health plans to be purchased by members of Congress and certain congressional staff on Obamacare exchanges. (Final Rule published Oct. 2, 2013.) The OPM proposal would allow payments to flow through OPM to plans that cover elective abortion, in violation of the Smith Amendment, a limitation amendment contained in the Financial Services appropriations bill (H.R. 5016).
(continued)Contacts in support of H.R. 4698, the Every Child is a Blessing Act (legislation to curb use of wrongful birth and wrongful life causes of action), introduced by Rep. Palazzo on May 21, 2014. Consultations regarding possible offering of related provisions as amendment to H.R. 5016 (not offered).
Consultations regarding anti-trafficking legislation, H.R. 3530; no position taken on substitute as reported by the House Judiciary Committee on May 15, 2014, and approved by the House on May 20, 2014.
Consultations regarding H.R. 2772, "Rape Survivor Child Custody Act"; no position.
Contacts in opposition to "Women's Health Protection Act" (H.R. 3471, S. 1696), a proposed federal statute to invalidate virtually all state and federal regulations pertaining to abortion, including testimony by National Right to Life president at hearing on S. 1696 before the Senate Judiciary Committee, July 15, 2014.
Contacts explaining nonsupport for H.R. 1091/S. 583 and H.R. 2764, based on lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises.
Consultations regarding possible abortion-related revisions to: Empowering Patients First Act (H.R. 2300, Rep. Price); H.R. 3121, Rep. Roe); and conceptual outline of health-care legislation (not introduced) by Senators Hatch/Coburn/Burr.
Contacts in support of "Heartbeat Informed Consent Act" (H.R. 5551), legislation to require that if an abortionist performs an ultrasound, the pregnant woman is offered an opportunity to view the ultrasound.
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
HR 61- Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
HR 217- Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
S. 135- Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
S. 32- Child Custody Protection Act: entire bill
S. 137- Abortion Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill
S. 138- Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill
S. 143- The Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act: entire bill
HR 940- Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
S. 1204- Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
HR 447- Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2013: entire bill
HR 732- Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
S. 369- Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
HR 1797- District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
S. 886- District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
H.RES 206- A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress and the states should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
S.RES.133- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress and the states should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
S.RES.134- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all incidents of abusive, unsanitary, or illegal health care practices should be condemned and prevented and the perpetrators should be prosecuted to the entire extent of the law: entire resolution
S. 946- No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: entire bill
HR 7- No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: entire bill
HR 2993- Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 3279- Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: entire bill
S. 1670- Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
S. 1848- Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: entire bill
S. 1696- Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill
HR 3471- Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill
S. 333- Access to Birth Control Act: entire bill
HR 728- Access to Birth Control Act: entire bill
S. 813- Peace Corps Equity Act of 2013: entire bill
S 2291 - Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014: entire bill
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
HR 23- Sanctity of Human Life Act: entire bill
HR 61- Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
HR 217- Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
S. 135- Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
HR 346- Stop Abortion Funding in Multi-State Exchange Plans Act (SAFE Act): entire bill
S. 32- Child Custody Protection Act: entire bill
S. 137- Abortion Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill
S. 138- Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill
S. 139- Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act: entire bill
S. 154- PROTECT Act: entire bill
S. 142- Hyde Amendment Codification Act: entire bill
S. 143- The Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act: entire bill
HR 940- Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
S. 1204- Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
HR 447- Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2013: entire bill
HR 493- Homeland Security Respect for Life Act: entire bill
HR 732- Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
S. 369- Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
S. 356- Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 973- Religious Freedom Tax Repeal Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 1091- Life at Conception Act: entire bill
HR 1122- PRO-LIFE Act: entire bill
S. 583- Life at Conception Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 1797- District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
S. 886- District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
H.RES 206- A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress and the states should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
S.RES.133- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress and the states should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
S.RES.134- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all incidents of abusive, unsanitary, or illegal health care practices should be condemned and prevented and the perpetrators should be prosecuted to the entire extent of the law: entire resolution
S. 946- No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: entire bill
HR 7- No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: entire bill
HR 2764- Sanctity of Life Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 2943- Schoolchildren's Health Protection Act: entire bill
HR 3062- Adoption Information Act: entire bill
HR 2993- Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2013: entire bill
S. 1539- Adoption Information Act: entire bill
HR 3279- Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: entire bill
S. 1670- Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
HR 3539- Adoption Promotion Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 3601- Parental Notification and Intervention Abortion Act: entire bill
S. 1848- Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: entire bill
S. 1696- Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill
HR 3471- Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill
S. 333- Access to Birth Control Act: entire bill
HR 728- Access to Birth Control Act: entire bill
S.RES.60- A resolution supporting women's reproductive health: entire bill
HR 1389- MARCH for Military Women Act: entire bill
S. 777- MARCH for Military Women Act: entire bill
S. 813- Peace Corps Equity Act of 2013: entire bill
S. 981- Stop Deceptive Services for Womens Services Act: entire bill
HR 2030- Stop Deceptive Services for Womens Services Act: entire bill
HR 718- Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2013: entire bill
S. 13- Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 725- Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2013: entire bill
S. 372- Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 3774- Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program Funding Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 3932- No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2014: entire bill
HR 3953- Health Plan Notice Requirements Act: entire bill
HR 4158- Special Inspector General for Monitoring the ACA Act (SIGMA Act) of 2014: provisions related to family planning and reproductive health
HR 4396- Religious Liberty Protection Act of 2014: entire bill
S 2291 - Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014: entire bill
HR 4698 - Every Child is a Blessing Act: entire Bill
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Contacts in support of No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 946), to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion. Contacts in support of Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act (H.R. 3279, S. 1848), legislation to correct concealment practices pertaining to abortion coverage in exchange-participating health plans. H.R. 7 (modified to include components (continued)of H.R. 3279) passed the House of Representatives on January 28, 2014, 227-188.
Contacts in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1797), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age (passed by the House of Representatives on June 18, 2013), and Senate companion legislation (S. 1670).
Contacts in support of Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), to ban sex-selection abortions (S. 138, HR 447).
Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(S. 369, HR 732), to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions.
Contacts in support of the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (HR 940, S. 1204), to prevent the imposition of regulatory mandates that violate the religious or moral convictions of those who purchase or provide health insurance, to prevent any level of government from discriminating against health care providers who decline to participate in abortions, and to empower victims to seek relief in court for violations of the federal conscience laws.
Contacts in support of carrying over abortion-related limitation provisions in FY 2015 appropriations bills, including Hyde Amendment in HHS appropriations bill, and other abortion limitation provisions in Commerce-Justice-Science (H.R. 4660/S. 2437), Financial Services (H.R. 5016), and State-Foreign Operations (H.R. 5013/S. 2499) appropriations bills; no position on State-Foreign Operations provision conforming language related to the Peace Corps to comparable HHS language. Contacts in support of curtailing U.S. funding of UNFPA. Contacts in opposition to language proposed by Sen. Shaheen to State/Foreign Operations appropriations bill (S. 2499) to preclude a president from re-applying pro-life conditions to private organizations that receive foreign aid grants (e.g., "Mexico City Policy"), as adopted in Senate Appropriations Committee June 19, 2014; no position on State-Foreign Operations provision conforming language related to the Peace Corps to comparable HHS language.
Contacts in support of the Homeland Security Respect for Life Act (H.R. 493), to prevent federal funding of abortion under programs within the Department of Homeland Security, with certain exceptions, and comparable limitation language ("Aderholt-Carter Amendment") to FY 2015 Homeland Security appropriations bill (H.R. 4903).
Contacts in support of S. 154/HR 346, to prevent coverage of abortion, with certain exceptions, in "multi-state" (national) health plans, created by PL 111-148, to be administered by the Office of Personnel Management, and comparable language ("Harris-Nunnelee Amendment") in FY 2015 Financial Services appropriations bill (H.R. 5016).
Contacts in support of the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act (HR 217/S. 135). Consultations regarding other legislative concepts relating to Title X, including legislation dealing with adoption-counseling requirements with respect to Title X, including H.R. 3062, S. 1539, and other draft legislation not introduced; NRLC took no position on these measures.
Consultations regarding abortion-related components of "American Health Care Reform Act" (H.R. 3121). See HCR page for additional information on contacts on this legislation.
Consultations regarding proposed rule published by Office of Personnel Management in August 8, 2013 Federal Register, 78 Fed. Reg. 48337 (2013), concerning subsidies for health plans to be purchased by members of Congress and certain congressional staff on Obamacare exchanges. (Final Rule published Oct. 2, 2013.) The OPM proposal would allow payments to flow through OPM to plans that cover elective abortion, in violation of the Smith Amendment, a limitation amendment contained in the Financial Services appropriations bill (H.R. 5016).
(continued)Consultations regarding draft language of legislation to curb "wrongful birth" and "wrongful life" causes of action, and contacts in support of H.R. 4698, the Every Child is a Blessing Act, introduced by Rep. Palazzo on May 21, 2014.
Consultations regarding anti-trafficking legislation, H.R. 3530; no position taken on substitute as reported by the House Judiciary Committee on May 15, 2014, and approved by the House on May 20, 2014.
Consultations regarding H.R. 2772, "Rape Survivor Child Custody Act"; no position.
Contacts in opposition to "Women's Health Protection Act" (H.R. 3471, S. 1696), a proposed federal statute to invalidate virtually all state and federal regulations pertaining to abortion.
Contacts explaining nonsupport for H.R. 1091/S. 583 and H.R. 2764, based on lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises.
Consultations regarding possible abortion-related revisions to: Empowering Patients First Act (H.R. 2300, Rep. Price); H.R. 3121, Rep. Roe); and conceptual outline of health-care legislation (not introduced) by Senators Hatch/Coburn/Burr.
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
HR 61 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
HR 217 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
S. 135 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire billS. 32 Child Custody Protection Act: entire bill
S. 137 Abortion Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill
S. 138 Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill
S. 143 The Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act: entire bill
HR 940 Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
S. 1204 Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
HR 447 Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2013: entire bill
HR 732 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
S. 369 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
HR 1797 District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
S. 886 District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
H.RES.206 A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress and the states should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
S.RES.133 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress and the states should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
S.RES.134 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all incidents of abusive, unsanitary, or illegal health care practices should be condemned and prevented and the perpetrators should be prosecuted to the entire extent of the law: entire resolution
S. 946 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: entire bill
HR 7 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: entire bill
HR 2993 Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 3279 Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: entire bill
S. 1670 Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
S. 1848 Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: entire bill
S. 1696 Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill
HR 3471 Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill
S. 813 Peace Corps Equity Act of 2013: entire bill
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
HR 23 Sanctity of Human Life Act: entire bill
HR 61 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
HR 217 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire billS. 135 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
HR 346 Stop Abortion Funding in Multi-State Exchange Plans Act (SAFE Act): entire bill
S. 32 Child Custody Protection Act: entire bill
S. 137 Abortion Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill
S. 138 Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill
S. 139 Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act: entire bill
S. 154 PROTECT Act: entire bill
S. 142 Hyde Amendment Codification Act: entire bill
S. 143 The Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act: entire bill
HR 940 Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
S. 1204 Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
HR 447 Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2013: entire bill
HR 493 Homeland Security Respect for Life Act: entire bill
HR 732 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
S. 369 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
S. 356 Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 973 Religious Freedom Tax Repeal Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 1091 Life at Conception Act: entire bill
HR 1122 PRO-LIFE Act: entire bill
S. 583 Life at Conception Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 1797 District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
S. 886 District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
H.RES.206 A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress and the states should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
S.RES.133 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress and the states should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
S.RES.134 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all incidents of abusive, unsanitary, or illegal health care practices should be condemned and prevented and the perpetrators should be prosecuted to the entire extent of the law: entire resolution
S. 946 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: entire bill
HR 7 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: entire bill
HR 2764 Sanctity of Life Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 2943 Schoolchildren's Health Protection Act: entire bill
HR 3062 Adoption Information Act: entire bill
HR 2993 Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2013: entire bill
S. 1539 Adoption Information Act: entire bill
HR 3279 Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: entire bill
S. 1670 Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
HR 3539 Adoption Promotion Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 3601 Parental Notification and Intervention Abortion Act: entire bill
S. 1848 Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: entire billS. 1696 Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill
HR 3471 Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill
S. 333 Access to Birth Control Act: entire bill
HR 728 Access to Birth Control Act: entire bill
S.RES.60 A resolution supporting women's reproductive health: entire bill
HR 1389 MARCH for Military Women Act: entire bill
S. 777 MARCH for Military Women Act: entire bill
S. 813 Peace Corps Equity Act of 2013: entire bill
S. 981 Stop Deceptive Services for Womens Services Act: entire bill
HR 2030 Stop Deceptive Services for Womens Services Act: entire bill
HR 718 Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2013: entire bill
S. 13 Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 725 Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2013: entire bill
S. 372 Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 3774 Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program Funding Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 3932 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2014: entire bill
HR 3953 Health Plan Notice Requirements Act: entire bill
HR 4158 Special Inspector General for Monitoring the ACA Act (SIGMA Act) of 2014: provisions related to family planning and reproductive health
HR 4396 Religious Liberty Protection Act of 2014: entire bill
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Contacts in support of No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 946), to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion. Contacts in support of Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act (H.R. 3279, S. 1848), legislation to correct concealment practices pertaining to abortion coverage in exchange-participating health plans. H.R. 7 (modified to include components (continued)of H.R. 3279) passed the House of Representatives on January 28, 2014, 227-188.
Contacts in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1797), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age (passed by the House of Representatives on June 18, 2013), and Senate companion legislation (S. 1670). Consultations on various draft legislative proposals (not introduced) to tighten qualifications for abortion providers.
Contacts in support of Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), to ban sex-selection abortions (S. 138, HR 447).
Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(S. 369, HR 732), to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions.
Contacts in support of the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (HR 940, S. 1204), to prevent the imposition of regulatory mandates that violate the religious or moral convictions of those who purchase or provide health insurance, to prevent any level of government from discriminating against health care providers who decline to participate in abortions, and to empower victims to seek relief in court for violations of the federal conscience laws.
Contacts in support of carrying over abortion-related limitation provisions in FY 2015 appropriations bills, including Hyde Amendment in HHS appropriations bill, and other carry-over abortion limitation provisions in Commerce-Justice-Science, Financial Services, and State-Foreign Operations. Contacts in support of curtailing U.S. funding of UNFPA.
Contacts in support of the Homeland Security Respect for Life Act (H.R. 493), to prevent federal funding of abortion under programs within the Department of Homeland Security, with certain exceptions, and comparable limitation language to FY 2015 Homeland Security appropriations bill.
Contacts in support of S. 154/HR 346, to prevent coverage of abortion, with certain exceptions, in "multi-state" (national) health plans, created by PL 111-148, to be administered by the Office of Personnel Management, and comparable language ("Nunnelee Amendment") in FY 2015 Financial Services appropriations bill.
Contacts in support of the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act (HR 217/S. 135). Consultations regarding other legislative concepts relating to Title X, including legislation dealing with adoption-counseling requirements with respect to Title X, including H.R. 3062, S. 1539, and other draft legislation not introduced; NRLC took no position on these measures.
Consultations regarding abortion-related components of "American Health Care Reform Act" (H.R. 3121). See HCR page for additional information on contacts on this legislation.
Consultations regarding proposed rule published by Office of Personnel Management in August 8, 2013 Federal Register, 78 Fed. Reg. 48337 (2013), concerning subsidies for health plans to be purchased by members of Congress and certain congressional staff on Obamacare exchanges. The OPM proposal would allow payments to flow through OPM to plans that cover elective abortion, in violation of the Smith Amendment, a limitation amendment to the Financial Services appropriations bill.
Contacts in opposition to "Women's Health Protection Act" (H.R. 3471, S. 1696), a proposed federal statute to invalidate virtually all state and federal regulations pertaining to abortion.
Consultations regarding possible abortion-related revisions to: Empowering Patients First Act (H.R. 2300, Rep. Price); H.R. 3121, Rep. Roe); and conceptual outline of health-care legislation (not introduced) by Senators Hatch/Coburn/Burr.
(continued)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
HR 61 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
HR 217 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
S 135 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire billS 32 Child Custody Protection Act: entire bill
S 137 Abortion Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill
S 138 Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill
S 143 The Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act: entire bill
HR 940 Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
S 1204 Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
HR 447 Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2013: entire bill
HR 732 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
S 369 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
HR 1797 District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
S 886 District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
HRes206 A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress and the states should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
SRes133 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress and the states should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
SRes134 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all incidents of abusive, unsanitary, or illegal health care practices should be condemned and prevented and the perpetrators should be prosecuted to the entire extent of the law: entire resolution
S 946 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: entire bill
HR 7 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: entire bill
HR 2993 Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 3279 Abortion Insurance Entire Disclosure Act: entire bill
S 1670 Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
S 1848 Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: entire bill
S 1696 Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill
HR 3471 Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill
S 813 Peace Corps Equity Act of 2013: entire bill
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
HR 23 Sanctity of Human Life Act: entire bill
HR 61 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
HR 217 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire billS 135 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
HR 346 Stop Abortion Funding in Multi-State Exchange Plans Act (SAFE Act): entire bill
S 32 Child Custody Protection Act: entire bill
S 137 Abortion Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill
S 138 Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill
S 139 Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act: entire bill
S 154 PROTECT Act: entire bill
S 142 Hyde Amendment Codification Act: entire bill
S 143 The Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act: entire bill
HR 940 Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
S 1204 Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
HR 447 Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2013: entire bill
HR 493 Homeland Security Respect for Life Act: entire bill
HR 732 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
S 369 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
S 356 Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 973 Religious Freedom Tax Repeal Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 1091 Life at Conception Act: entire bill
HR 1122 PRO-LIFE Act: entire bill
S 583 Life at Conception Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 1797 District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
S 886 District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
HRes206 A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress and the states should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
SRes133 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress and the states should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
SRes134 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all incidents of abusive, unsanitary, or illegal health care practices should be condemned and prevented and the perpetrators should be prosecuted to the entire extent of the law: entire resolution
S 946 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: entire bill
HR 7 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: entire bill
HR 2764 Sanctity of Life Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 2943 Schoolchildren's Health Protection Act: entire bill
HR 3062 Adoption Information Act: entire bill
HR 2993 Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2013: entire bill
S 1539 Adoption Information Act: entire bill
HR 3279 Abortion Insurance Entire Disclosure Act: entire bill
S 1670 Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
HR 3539 Adoption Promotion Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 3601 Parental Notification and Intervention Abortion Act: entire bill
S 1848 Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: entire bill
S 1696 Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill
HR 3471 Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill
S 333 Access to Birth Control Act: entire bill
HR 728 Access to Birth Control Act: entire bill
SRes60 A resolution supporting women's reproductive health: entire bill
HR 1389 MARCH for Military Women Act: entire bill
S 777 MARCH for Military Women Act: entire billS 813 Peace Corps Equity Act of 2013: entire bill
S 981 Stop Deceptive Services for Womens Services Act: entire bill
HR 2030 Stop Deceptive Services for Womens Services Act: entire bill
HR 718 Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2013: entire bill
S 13 Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 725 Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2013: entire bill
S 372 Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 3774 Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program Funding Act of 2013: entire bill
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Contacts in support of No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 946), to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion. Contacts in support of Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act (H.R. 3279, S. 1848), legislation to correct concealment practices pertaining to abortion coverage in exchange-participating health plans. (continued)Contacts in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1797), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age (passed by the House of Representatives on June 18, 2013), and Senate companion legislation (S. 1670). Consultations on various draft legislative proposals (not introduced) to tighten qualifications for abortion providers.
Contacts in support of Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), to ban sex-selection abortions (S. 138, HR 447).
Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(S. 369, HR 732), to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions.
Contacts in support of the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (HR 940, S. 1204), to prevent the imposition of regulatory mandates that violate the religious or moral convictions of those who purchase or provide health insurance, to prevent any level of government from discriminating against health care providers who decline to participate in abortions, and to empower victims to seek relief in court for violations of the federal conscience laws.
Contacts in support of abortion-related limitation provisions in FY 2014 appropriations bills, including Hyde Amendment in HHS appropriations bill, and other carry-over abortion limitation provisions in FY 2014 appropriations bills, Commerce-Justice-Science (H.R. 2787/.S. 1329), Financial Services (H.R. 2786/S. 1371), Labor-HHS (House bill unnumbered, S. 1284), and State-Foreign Operations (H.R. 2855/ S. 1372). Contacts in support of curtailing U.S. funding of UNFPA. All carryover provisions were retained in omnibus appropriations bill (enacted as H.R. 3547) covering the remainder of FY 2014; no new abortion-related provisions were incorporated.
Contacts in support of the Homeland Security Respect for Life Act (H.R. 493), to prevent federal funding of abortion under programs within the Department of Homeland Security, with certain exceptions, and comparable limitation language to FY 2014 Homeland Security appropriations bill (section 563 of H.R. 2217).
Contacts in support of S. 154/HR 346, to prevent coverage of abortion, with certain exceptions, in "multi-state" (national) health plans, created by PL 111-148, to be administered by the Office of Personnel Management, and comparable language ("Nunnelee Amendment") in FY 2014 Financial Services appropriations bill (H.R. 2786).
Contacts in support of the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act (HR 217/S. 135). Consultations regarding other legislative concepts relating to Title X, including legislation dealing with adoption-counseling requirements with respect to Title X, including H.R. 3062, S. 1539, and other draft legislation not introduced; NRLC took no position on these measures.
Consultations regarding abortion-related components of "American Health Care Reform Act" (H.R. 3121). See HCR page for additional information on contacts on this legislation.
Consultations regarding proposed rule published by Office of Personnel Management in August 8, 2013 Federal Register, 78 Fed. Reg. 48337 (2013), concerning subsidies for health plans to be purchased by members of Congress and certain congressional staff on Obamacare exchanges. The OPM proposal would allow payments to flow through OPM to plans that cover elective abortion, in violation of the Smith Amendment, a limitation amendment to the Financial Services appropriations bill.
Consultations on S. 959, related to drug compounding; NRLC took no position on this legislation.
Contacts in opposition to "Women's Health Protection Act" (H.R. 3471, S. 1696), a proposed federal statute to invalidate virtually all state and federal regulations pertaining to abortion.
Consultations regarding possible revisions to Empowering Patients First Act (H.R. 2300).
(continued)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
HR 61 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
HR 217 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
S 135 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire billS 137 Abortion Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill
S 138 Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill
S 143 The Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act: entire bill
HR 940 Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
S 1204 Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
HR 447 Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2013: entire bill
HR 732 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
S 369 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
HR 1797 District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
S 886 District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
HRes206 A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress and the states should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
SRes133 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress and the states should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
S 813 Peace Corps Equity Act of 2013: entire bill
SRes134 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all incidents of abusive, unsanitary, or illegal health care practices should be condemned and prevented and the perpetrators should be prosecuted to the entire extent of the law: entire resolution
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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
HR 23 Sanctity of Human Life Act: entire bill
HR 61 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
HR 217 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire billS 135 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
HR 346 Stop Abortion Funding in Multi-State Exchange Plans Act (SAFE Act): entire bill
S 32 Child Custody Protection Act: entire bill
S 137 Abortion Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill
S 138 Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill
S 139 Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act: entire bill
S 154 PROTECT Act: entire bill
S 142 Hyde Amendment Codification Act: entire bill
S 143 The Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act: entire bill
HR 940 Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
S 1204 Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
HR 447 Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2013: entire bill
HR 493 Homeland Security Respect for Life Act: entire bill
HR 732 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
S 369 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
S 356 Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 973 Religious Freedom Tax Repeal Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 1091 Life at Conception Act: entire bill
HR 1122 PRO-LIFE Act: entire bill
S 583 Life at Conception Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 1797 District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
S 886 District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
HRes206 A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress and the states should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
SRes133 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress and the states should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
S 946 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: entire bill
HR 7 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: entire bill
HR 2764 Sanctity of Life Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 2943 Schoolchildren's Health Protection Act: entire bill
HR 3062 Adoption Information Act: entire bill
HR 2993 Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2013: entire bill
S 1539 Adoption Information Act: entire bill
HR 3279 Abortion Insurance Entire Disclosure Act: entire bill
S 333 Access to Birth Control Act: entire bill
HR 728 Access to Birth Control Act: entire bill
SRes60 A resolution supporting women's reproductive health: entire bill
HR 1389 MARCH for Military Women Act: entire bill
S 777 MARCH for Military Women Act: entire bill
S 813 Peace Corps Equity Act of 2013: entire bill
SRes134 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all incidents of abusive, unsanitary, or illegal health care practices should be condemned and prevented and the perpetrators should be prosecuted to the entire extent of the law: entire resolution
S 981 Stop Deceptive Services for Womens Services Act: entire bill
HR 2030 Stop Deceptive Services for Womens Services Act: entire bill
HR 718 Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2013: entire bill
S 13 Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2013: entire bill
HR 725 Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2013: entire bill
S 372 Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2013: entire bill
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Contacts in support of No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 946), to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion. Contacts in support of the District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (S. 886). (continued)Contacts in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1797), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age (passed by the House of Representatives on June 18, 2013), and Senate companion legislation (not introduced this quarter).
Contacts in support of Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), to ban sex-selection abortions (S. 138, HR 447).
Consultations on various draft legislative proposals (not introduced) to tighten qualifications for abortion providers.
Contacts in support of legislation to repeal Public Law 111-148 ("Obamacare"), H.R. 45. Contacts in support of Blackburn Amendment to continuing resolution H.J.Res. 59, to delay implementation of certain objectionable components of Obamacare law.
Contacts in support of certain revisions made in committee to "Helping Sick Americans Now Act" (H.R. 1549), legislation dealing with high-risk insurance pools; NRLC took no position for or against H.R. 1549 as a whole, as amended.
Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(S. 369, HR 732), to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions.
Contacts in support of the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (HR 940, S. 1204), to prevent the imposition of regulatory mandates that violate the religious or moral convictions of those who purchase or provide health insurance, to prevent any level of government from discriminating against health care providers who decline to participate in abortions, and to empower victims to seek relief in court for violations of the federal conscience laws.
Contacts in support of carry over abortion-related limitation provisions in FY 2014 appropriations bills, including Hyde Amendment in HHS appropriations bill, and other carry-over abortion limitation provisions in FY 2014 appropriations bills, Commerce-Justice-Science (H.R. 2787/.S. 1329), Financial Services (H.R. 2786/S. 1371), Labor-HHS (House bill unnumbered, S. 1284), and State-Foreign Operations (H.R. 2855/ S. 1372).
Contacts in support of the Homeland Security Respect for Life Act (H.R. 493), to prevent federal funding of abortion under programs within the Department of Homeland Security, with certain exceptions, and comparable limitation language to FY 2014 Homeland Security appropriations bill (section 563 of H.R. 2217).
Contacts in support of S. 154/HR 346, to prevent coverage of abortion, with certain exceptions, in "multi-state" (national) health plans, created by PL 111-148, to be administered by the Office of Personnel Management, and comparable language ("Nunnelee Amendment") in FY 2014 Financial Services appropriations bill (H.R. 2786).
Contacts in support of the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act (HR 217/S. 135). Consultations regarding other legislative concepts relating to Title X, including legislation dealing with adoption-counseling requirements with respect to Title X, including H.R. 3062, S. 1539, and other draft legislation not introduced; NRLC took no position on these measures.
Contacts in opposition to legislation to empower Federal Trade Commission to harass or persecute pregnancy resource centers (H.R. 2030, S. 981).
Consultations regarding abortion-related components of "American Health Care Reform Act" (H.R. 3121). See HCR page for additional information on contacts on this legislation.
Consultations regarding proposed rule published by Office of Personnel Management in August 8, 2013 Federal Register, 78 Fed. Reg. 48337 (2013), concerning subsidies for health plans to be purchased by members of Congress and certain congressional staff on Obamacare exchanges. The OPM proposal would allow payments to flow through OPM to plans that cover elective abortion, in violation of the Smith Amendment, a limitation amendment to the Financial Services appropriations bill.Consultations on draft legislation later introduced as "Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act" (H.R. 3279); NRLC supports this legislation.
Consultation regarding draft "court stripping" legislation, later introduced as HR 2764; NRLC took no position on this measure.
Consultation regarding draft legislation, "Rape Survivor Child Custody Act" later introduced as H.R. 2772; NRLC took no position on this legislation.
Consultations on S. 959, related to drug compounding; NRLC took no position on this legislation.
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R.23 Sanctity of Human Life Act: entire bill
H.R.61 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire billH.R.217 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
S.135 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
S.137 Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2013: entire bill
S.138 Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2013: entire bill
S.139 Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act: entire bill
H.R.447 Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2013: entire bill
H.R.732 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
S.369 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
H.R.940 Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
S.1204 Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
H.R.1797 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
S.886 District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
S.RES.133 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress and the States should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
H.RES.206 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress and the States should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
S.813 Peace Corps Equity Act of 2013: entire bill
Client expense: $122,097 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R.23 Sanctity of Human Life Act: entire bill
H.R.61 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
H.R.217 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire billS.135 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill
S.32 Child Custody Protection Act of 2013: entire bill
S.137 Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2013: entire bill
S.138 Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2013: entire bill
S.139 Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act: entire bill
S.154 Preventing the Offering of Elective Coverage of Taxpayer-Funded-Abortion Act of 2013: entire bill
S.142 Hyde Amendment Codification Act: entire bill
S.143 Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act: entire bill
H.R.447 Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2013: entire bill
H.R.493 Homeland Security Respect for Life Act: entire bill
H.R.732 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
S.369 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill
S.356 Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2013: entire bill
H.R.940 Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
S.1204 Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill
H.R.973 Religious Freedom Tax Repeal Act of 2013: entire bill
H.R.1091 Life at Conception Act: entire bill
H.R.1122 PRO-LIFE Act: entire bill
S.583 A bill to implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human person.: entire bill
H.R.1797 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
S.886 District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill
S.946 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: entire bill
H.R.7 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: entire bill
S.RES.133 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress and the States should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
H.RES.206 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress and the States should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices: entire resolution
H.R.718Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2013: entire bill
H.R.725Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2013: entire bill
S.372Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2013: entire bill
S.13Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2013: entire bill
S.333 Access to Birth Control Act: entire bill
H.R.728 Access to Birth Control : entire bill
S.RES.60 A resolution supporting women's reproductive health: entire resolution
S.777 A bill to restore the previous policy regarding restrictions on use of Department of Defense medical facilities: entire bill
H.R.1389 MARCH for Military Women Act: entire bill
S.813 Peace Corps Equity Act of 2013: entire bill
S.981 Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act of 2013: entire bill
H.R.2030 Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act: entire bill
H.R.2457 Women's Preventive Health Awareness Campaign: entire bill
H.RES.192 Supporting the goals and ideals of National STD Awareness Month: entire resolution
H.R.1975 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: entire bill
S.942 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: entire bill
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Contacts in support of No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 946), to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion. Contacts in support of the District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (S. 886) and the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1797), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age. (continued)Contacts in support of Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), to ban sex-selection abortions (S. 138, HR 447).
In support of legislation to repeal Public Law 111-148 ("Obamacare"), H.R. 45.
Contacts in support of certain revisions made in committee to "Helping Sick Americans Now Act" (H.R. 1549), legislation dealing with high-risk insurance pools; NRLC took no position for or against H.R. 1549 as a whole, as amended.
Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(S. 369, HR 732), to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions.
Contacts in support of the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (HR 940, S. 1204), to prevent the imposition of regulatory mandates that violate the religious or moral convictions of those who purchase or provide health insurance, to prevent any level of government from discriminating against health care providers who decline to participate in abortions, and to empower victims to seek relief in court for violations of the federal conscience laws.
Contacts in support of carry over abortion-related limitation provisions in FY 2014 appropriations bills, including Hyde Amendment in HHS appropriations bill, and comparable provisions in Homeland Security appropriations bill (H.R. 2217) and other FY 2014 appropriations bills not yet numbered.
Contacts in support of the Homeland Security Respect for Life Act (H.R. 493), to prevent federal funding of abortion under programs within the Department of Homeland Security, with certain exceptions, and comparable limitation language to FY 2014 Homeland Security appropriations bill (section 563 of H.R. 2217).
Contacts in support of S. 154/HR 346, to prevent coverage of abortion, with certain exceptions, in "multi-state" (national) health plans, created by PL 111-148, to be administered by the Office of Personnel Management, and comparable language in FY 2014 Financial Services appropriations bill (as yet unnumbered).
Consultations regarding letters sent by to state attorneys general by House Judiciary Committee, seeking information on state laws pertaining to protection of newborn infants and related matters. Consultations regarding letters sent by House Energy & Commerce Committee to heads of state public health agencies posing certain questions relating to regulation of abortion. Consultations regarding possible legislative remedies for certain abuses associated with the abortion industry (including failure to protect rights of infants born alive during abortions), including but not limited to contacts in support of S. Res. 133 (Lee), expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress and the States "should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices," and that "there is a compelling governmental interest in protecting the lives of unborn children beginning at least from the stage at which substantial medical evidence indicates that they are capable of feeling pain . . .". Contacts in opposition to S. Res. 134 (Blumenthal), a sham resolution contrived to obstruct S. Res. 133.
Contacts in support of the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act (HR 217/S. 135) and consultations regarding other legislative concepts relating to Title X.
Contacts in opposition to legislation to empower Federal Trade Commission to harass or persecute pregnancy resource centers (H.R. 2030, S. 981).
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Contacts in support of No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 946), to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion. Contacts in support of the District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (S. 886) and the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1797), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age. (continued)Contacts in support of Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), to ban sex-selection abortions (S. 138, HR 447).
In support of legislation to repeal Public Law 111-148 ("Obamacare"), H.R. 45.
Contacts in support of certain revisions made in committee to "Helping Sick Americans Now Act" (H.R. 1549), legislation dealing with high-risk insurance pools; NRLC took no position for or against H.R. 1549 as a whole, as amended.
Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(S. 369, HR 732), to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions.
Contacts in support of the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (HR 940, S. 1204), to prevent the imposition of regulatory mandates that violate the religious or moral convictions of those who purchase or provide health insurance, to prevent any level of government from discriminating against health care providers who decline to participate in abortions, and to empower victims to seek relief in court for violations of the federal conscience laws.
Contacts in support of carry over abortion-related limitation provisions in FY 2014 appropriations bills, including Hyde Amendment in HHS appropriations bill, and comparable provisions in Homeland Security appropriations bill (H.R. 2217) and other FY 2014 appropriations bills not yet numbered.
Contacts in support of the Homeland Security Respect for Life Act (H.R. 493), to prevent federal funding of abortion under programs within the Department of Homeland Security, with certain exceptions, and comparable limitation language to FY 2014 Homeland Security appropriations bill (section 563 of H.R. 2217).
Contacts in support of S. 154/HR 346, to prevent coverage of abortion, with certain exceptions, in "multi-state" (national) health plans, created by PL 111-148, to be administered by the Office of Personnel Management, and comparable language in FY 2014 Financial Services appropriations bill (as yet unnumbered).
Consultations regarding letters sent by to state attorneys general by House Judiciary Committee, seeking information on state laws pertaining to protection of newborn infants and related matters. Consultations regarding letters sent by House Energy & Commerce Committee to heads of state public health agencies posing certain questions relating to regulation of abortion. Consultations regarding possible legislative remedies for certain abuses associated with the abortion industry (including failure to protect rights of infants born alive during abortions), including but not limited to contacts in support of S. Res. 133 (Lee), expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress and the States "should investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices," and that "there is a compelling governmental interest in protecting the lives of unborn children beginning at least from the stage at which substantial medical evidence indicates that they are capable of feeling pain . . .". Contacts in opposition to S. Res. 134 (Blumenthal), a sham resolution contrived to obstruct S. Res. 133.
Contacts in support of the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act (HR 217/S. 135) and consultations regarding other legislative concepts relating to Title X.
Contacts in opposition to legislation to empower Federal Trade Commission to harass or persecute pregnancy resource centers (H.R. 2030, S. 981).
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 933, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013; Amdmnt #332 to S.Con.Res.8, Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act; Amdmnt #252 to S.Con.Res.8, D.C. Pain-Capable unborn Child Protection Act; H.R. 732/S. 369, child Interstate Abortion Notification Act; Opposition to the Caitlin Halligan nomination to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit;H.R. 940, The Health Care Conscience Rights Act; Amndmnt #630 to S.Con.Res. 8, Religious liberty and conscience protections; Amndmnt #532 to S.Con.Res. 8 Defund the United Nations Population Fund; H.R. 61/H.R. 217/S. 135, Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 933, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013; Amdmnt #332 to S.Con.Res.8, Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act; Amdmnt #252 to S.Con.Res.8, D.C. Pain-Capable unborn Child Protection Act; H.R. 732/S. 369, child Interstate Abortion Notification Act;Amndmnt #630 to S.Con.Res. 8, Religious liberty and conscience protections; Amndmnt #532 to S.Con.Res. 8 Defund the United Nations Population Fund; H.R. 61/H.R. 217/S. 135, Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Contacts in support of No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (as yet unnumbered), to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion. Contacts in support of the District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (as yet unnumbered). Contacts in support of Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), to ban sex-selection abortions (S. 138, HR 447), and Amendment No. 332 to FY 2014 budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 8), by Sen. David Vitter, expressing the sense of the Senate that (continued)the PRENDA should be enacted (amendment did not receive a vote).
Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(S. 369, HR 732), to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions. Contacts in support of Rubio Amendment No. 292 to FY 2014 budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 8), expressing the sense of the Senate that the CIANA should be enacted (amendment failed 48-51, with 60-vote threshold).
Contacts in support of the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (HR 940), to prevent the imposition of regulatory mandates that violate the religious or moral convictions of those who purchase or provide health insurance, to prevent any level of government from discriminating against health care providers who decline to participate in abortions, and to empower victims to seek relief in court for violations of the federal conscience laws, including letter to House members dated March 5, 2013.
Contacts in support of inclusion of retention of pro-life provisions in continuing resolution (HR 933) to fund various agencies for remainder of FY 2013, and in support of pro-life provisions in FY 2014 appropriations bills.
Contacts in support of the Homeland Security Respect for Life Act (H.R. 493), to prevent federal funding of abortion under programs within the Department of Homeland Security, with certain exceptions. Contacts in support of similar Aderholt amendment to FY 2013 continuing resolution (HR 933).
Contacts in support of S. 154/HR 346, to prevent coverage of abortion, with certain exceptions, in "multi-state" (national) health plans, created by PL 111-148, to be administered by the Office of Personnel Management.
Contacts in support of the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act (HR 217/S. 135) and consultations regarding other legislative concepts relating to Title X.
Contacts in support of Cruz Amendment to FY 2013 continuing resolution (HR 933), to remove funding for implementation of PL111-148 ("Obamacare") for remainder of FY 2013 (failed 45-52, March 13, 2013).
Contacts in support of Fischer Amendment No. 630 to FY 2014 budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 8), stating that federal programs dealing with "basic primary and preventive health care" should be conducted consistently with the First Amendment to the Constitution, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, "the protection of religious beliefs and moral convictions," and the Hyde Amendment (failed 44-55, March 22, 2013). Opposed Shaheen Amendment No. 438, which took contrary position (resolution).
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Client expense: $403,685 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Peace Corps, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Client expense: $79,421 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Client expense: $61,957 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Peace Corps, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Client expense: $106,119 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Client expense: $130,648 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Peace Corps, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Client expense: $77,238 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Client expense: $93,128 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Peace Corps, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Client expense: $111,435 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Client expense: $122,851 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Client expense: $89,222 · Firm income: Not reported