Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2014

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.

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Duty suspension bills H.R. 4432, 4433, 4434, 4439; S. 2599, 2600, 2601, 2602, 2603, 2616, 2617.

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