Reproductive Freedom for All Act

For activity pertaining to abortion-related components of appropriations, see BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page. Contacts regarding the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act (S. 4840/H.R. 8814), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 15 weeks of pregnancy. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 26/ S.204), to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age and ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital. Contacts regarding legislation to defund certain abortion providers (H.R.128/H.R.371) to prohibit federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion, with certain exceptions. Consultations regarding various bills to restrict abortion; no specific legislation endorsed during this quarter. Contacts regarding legislation to improve abortion reporting (H.R. 623/S.15 and others not introduced). Contacts in support of the Heartbeat Bill (H.R. 175 and others not introduced) to prohibit abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detectable. Contacts in support of the Second Chance at Life Act (H.R.983) to ensure that a woman seeking a chemical abortion is informed that it may be possible to reverse the intended effects of the abortion if the woman changes her mind. Contacts in support of legislation (H.R.624/H.R.330 and others not introduced) to make changes to the Title X program to ensure it does not grant funding to abortion facilities, grantees do not co-locate with abortion clinics, and grantees are not required to refer clients for abortions. Contacts in opposition to agency action weakening regulation surrounding the use of mifepristone and RU-486 including support of H.Res.1285. Contacts in opposition to regulation to make abortion drugs available by telemedicine. Contacts in support of the Teleabortion Prevention Act (H.R.421), the Womens Protection in Telehealth Act (H.R.8284) and others not introduced) to prohibit abortionists from performing chemical abortions without being physically present. Contacts in support of the informed consent legislation to give women truthful, non-misleading information prior to an abortion (not introduced). Contacts in support of the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act and similar legislation (S. 78/H.R.371) to prohibit the knowing transportation of a minor across a state line, with the intent that the minor obtains an abortion, and thereby in fact abridges the right of a parent of the minor under a law requiring parental involvement in a minors abortion decision. Contacts in support of the Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2023(H.R. 398) to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting any research that involves the use of human fetal tissue from an induced abortion. Contacts in support of Protecting Life on College Campus (H.R. 435/S.16), which would prohibit federal funds from being directed to institutions of higher education that offer abortion procedures and chemical abortion drugs to students and faculty. Contacts in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (S.62/H.R. 7) to make permanent and government-wide the Hyde Amendment, which prevents taxpayer dollars from being used to fund abortions. Contacts in opposition to the Women's Health Protection Act (H.R. 12/S. 701) which would enshrine into law abortion-on-demand and would overturn existing pro-life laws and prevent new protective laws from being enacted at the state and federal levels. This bill seeks to strip away from elected lawmakers the ability to provide even the most minimal protections for unborn children, at any stage of their pre-natal development. Contacts in support of Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act (H.R.8459/S.959) which would require abortionists to report reasonable suspicion of sex trafficking. Contacts in regard to legislation (not introduced) to abortion operations on Federal lands. Contacts in opposition to S.317 (Reproductive Freedom for All Act) to codify Roe v. Wade and subsequent cases. Contacts in support of legislation (not introduced) to enforce laws related to the illegal shipment of abortion drugs and changes to REMS regarding chemical abortion drugs. Contacts in support of numerous pieces of legislation to make further resources, funding, and information available to pregnant women including (the Providing for Life Act, Standing with Moms Act, HOPE Act, MOMS Act and others). Contacts in support of S. 471/H.R. 1074, the Womens Public Health and Safety Act to clarify the authority of states to exclude providers of elective abortion like Planned Parenthood from the states Medicaid program. Contacts in support of HR 6918, the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act to prevent implementation of Biden TANF rule including a letter to the U.S. House dated January 18, 2024. Contacts in support of HR 6914, the Pregnant Students Right Act to accommodate pregnant students on college campuses including a letter to the U.S. House dated January 18, 2024. Contacts in support of the Unborn Child Support Act (S.3622/H.R.7052). Contacts in regards to MOC briefs arguing pro-life position on abortion-related case Kerr v. Planned Parenthood. Contacts in regards to potential violations of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act (and legislation not introduced) and remains discovered at Washington Surgi-Clinic. Contacts in regard to the Restore Act (S.4533) to expand and promote research and data collection on reproductive health conditions, to provide training opportunities for medical professionals to learn how to diagnose and treat reproductive health conditions. No position taken. Contacts in support of H.R.8985 (Ogles) to provide for certain conditions on the enforcement of surrogacy contracts related to abortion. Contacts in opposition to the Reproductive Freedom for Women Act (S. 4554) which expresses support for Roe, which essentially held that there were no limits on abortion and states that Roe ought to be built upon. Contacts regarding the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 (H.R.8818) regarding the ability of states to enforce illegal sales of abortion drugs and the ability of prolife groups to advertise. No position taken this quarter.

Client expense: $38,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

For activity pertaining to abortion-related components of appropriations, see BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page. Contacts regarding the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act (S. 4840/H.R. 8814), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 15 weeks of pregnancy. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 26/ S.204), to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age and ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital. Contacts regarding legislation to defund certain abortion providers (H.R.128/H.R.371) to prohibit federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion, with certain exceptions. Consultations regarding various bills to restrict abortion; no specific legislation endorsed during this quarter. Contacts regarding legislation to improve abortion reporting (H.R. 623/S.15 and others not introduced). Contacts in support of the Heartbeat Bill (H.R. 175 and others not introduced) to prohibit abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detectable. Contacts in support of the Second Chance at Life Act (H.R.983) to ensure that a woman seeking a chemical abortion is informed that it may be possible to reverse the intended effects of the abortion if the woman changes her mind. Contacts in support of legislation (H.R.624/H.R.330 and others not introduced) to make changes to the Title X program to ensure it does not grant funding to abortion facilities, grantees do not co-locate with abortion clinics, and grantees are not required to refer clients for abortions. Contacts in opposition to agency action weakening regulation surrounding the use of mifepristone and RU-486 including support of H.Res.1285. Contacts in opposition to regulation to make abortion drugs available by telemedicine. Contacts in support of the Teleabortion Prevention Act (H.R.421), the Womens Protection in Telehealth Act (H.R.8284) and others not introduced) to prohibit abortionists from performing chemical abortions without being physically present. Contacts in support of the informed consent legislation to give women truthful, non-misleading information prior to an abortion (not introduced). Contacts in support of the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act and similar legislation (S. 78/H.R.371) to prohibit the knowing transportation of a minor across a state line, with the intent that the minor obtains an abortion, and thereby in fact abridges the right of a parent of the minor under a law requiring parental involvement in a minors abortion decision. Contacts in support of the Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2023(H.R. 398) to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting any research that involves the use of human fetal tissue from an induced abortion. Contacts in support of Protecting Life on College Campus (H.R. 435/S.16), which would prohibit federal funds from being directed to institutions of higher education that offer abortion procedures and chemical abortion drugs to students and faculty. Contacts in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (S.62/H.R. 7) to make permanent and government-wide the Hyde Amendment, which prevents taxpayer dollars from being used to fund abortions. Contacts in opposition to the Women's Health Protection Act (H.R. 12/S. 701) which would enshrine into law abortion-on-demand and would overturn existing pro-life laws and prevent new protective laws from being enacted at the state and federal levels. This bill seeks to strip away from elected lawmakers the ability to provide even the most minimal protections for unborn children, at any stage of their pre-natal development. Contacts in support of Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act (H.R.8459/S.959) which would require abortionists to report reasonable suspicion of sex trafficking. Contacts in regard to legislation (not introduced) to abortion operations on Federal lands. Contacts in opposition to S.317 (Reproductive Freedom for All Act) to codify Roe v. Wade and subsequent cases. Contacts in support of legislation (not introduced) to enforce laws related to the illegal shipment of abortion drugs and changes to REMS regarding chemical abortion drugs. Contacts in support of numerous pieces of legislation to make further resources, funding, and information available to pregnant women including (the Providing for Life Act, Standing with Moms Act, HOPE Act, MOMS Act and others). Contacts in support of S. 471/H.R. 1074, the Womens Public Health and Safety Act to clarify the authority of states to exclude providers of elective abortion like Planned Parenthood from the states Medicaid program. Contacts in support of HR 6918, the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act to prevent implementation of Biden TANF rule including a letter to the U.S. House dated January 18, 2024. Contacts in support of HR 6914, the Pregnant Students Right Act to accommodate pregnant students on college campuses including a letter to the U.S. House dated January 18, 2024. Contacts in support of the Unborn Child Support Act (S.3622/H.R.7052). Contacts in regards to MOC briefs arguing pro-life position on abortion-related case Kerr v. Planned Parenthood. Contacts in regards to potential violations of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act (and legislation not introduced) and remains discovered at Washington Surgi-Clinic. Contacts in regard to the Restore Act (S.4533) to expand and promote research and data collection on reproductive health conditions, to provide training opportunities for medical professionals to learn how to diagnose and treat reproductive health conditions. No position taken. Contacts in support of H.R.8985 (Ogles) to provide for certain conditions on the enforcement of surrogacy contracts related to abortion. Contacts in opposition to the Reproductive Freedom for Women Act (S. 4554) which expresses support for Roe, which essentially held that there were no limits on abortion and states that Roe ought to be built upon. Contacts regarding the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 (H.R.8818) regarding the ability of states to enforce illegal sales of abortion drugs and the ability of prolife groups to advertise. No position taken this quarter.

For activity pertaining to abortion-related components of appropriations, see BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page. Contacts regarding the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act (S. 4840/H.R. 8814), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 15 weeks of pregnancy. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 26/ S.204), to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age and ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital. Contacts regarding legislation to defund certain abortion providers (H.R.128/H.R.371) to prohibit federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion, with certain exceptions. Consultations regarding various bills to restrict abortion; no specific legislation endorsed during this quarter. Contacts regarding legislation to improve abortion reporting (H.R. 623/S.15 and others not introduced). Contacts in support of the Heartbeat Bill (H.R. 175 and others not introduced) to prohibit abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detectable. Contacts in support of the Second Chance at Life Act (H.R.983) to ensure that a woman seeking a chemical abortion is informed that it may be possible to reverse the intended effects of the abortion if the woman changes her mind. Contacts in support of legislation (H.R.624/H.R.330 and others not introduced) to make changes to the Title X program to ensure it does not grant funding to abortion facilities, grantees do not co-locate with abortion clinics, and grantees are not required to refer clients for abortions. Contacts in opposition to agency action weakening regulation surrounding the use of mifepristone and RU-486 including support of H.Res.1285. Contacts in opposition to regulation to make abortion drugs available by telemedicine. Contacts in support of the Teleabortion Prevention Act (H.R.421), the Womens Protection in Telehealth Act (H.R.8284) and others not introduced) to prohibit abortionists from performing chemical abortions without being physically present. Contacts in support of the informed consent legislation to give women truthful, non-misleading information prior to an abortion (not introduced). Contacts in support of the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act and similar legislation (S. 78/H.R.371) to prohibit the knowing transportation of a minor across a state line, with the intent that the minor obtains an abortion, and thereby in fact abridges the right of a parent of the minor under a law requiring parental involvement in a minors abortion decision. Contacts in support of the Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2023(H.R. 398) to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting any research that involves the use of human fetal tissue from an induced abortion. Contacts in support of Protecting Life on College Campus (H.R. 435/S.16), which would prohibit federal funds from being directed to institutions of higher education that offer abortion procedures and chemical abortion drugs to students and faculty. Contacts in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (S.62/H.R. 7) to make permanent and government-wide the Hyde Amendment, which prevents taxpayer dollars from being used to fund abortions. Contacts in opposition to the Women's Health Protection Act (H.R. 12/S. 701) which would enshrine into law abortion-on-demand and would overturn existing pro-life laws and prevent new protective laws from being enacted at the state and federal levels. This bill seeks to strip away from elected lawmakers the ability to provide even the most minimal protections for unborn children, at any stage of their pre-natal development. Contacts in support of Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act (H.R.8459/S.959) which would require abortionists to report reasonable suspicion of sex trafficking. Contacts in regard to legislation (not introduced) to abortion operations on Federal lands. Contacts in opposition to S.317 (Reproductive Freedom for All Act) to codify Roe v. Wade and subsequent cases. Contacts in support of legislation (not introduced) to enforce laws related to the illegal shipment of abortion drugs and changes to REMS regarding chemical abortion drugs. Contacts in support of numerous pieces of legislation to make further resources, funding, and information available to pregnant women including (the Providing for Life Act, Standing with Moms Act, HOPE Act, MOMS Act and others). Contacts in support of S. 471/H.R. 1074, the Womens Public Health and Safety Act to clarify the authority of states to exclude providers of elective abortion like Planned Parenthood from the states Medicaid program. Contacts in support of HR 6918, the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act to prevent implementation of Biden TANF rule including a letter to the U.S. House dated January 18, 2024. Contacts in support of HR 6914, the Pregnant Students Right Act to accommodate pregnant students on college campuses including a letter to the U.S. House dated January 18, 2024. Contacts in support of the Unborn Child Support Act (S.3622/H.R.7052). Contacts in regards to MOC briefs arguing pro-life position on abortion-related case Kerr v. Planned Parenthood. Contacts in regards to potential violations of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act (and legislation not introduced) and remains discovered at Washington Surgi-Clinic. Contacts in regard to the Restore Act (S.4533) to expand and promote research and data collection on reproductive health conditions, to provide training opportunities for medical professionals to learn how to diagnose and treat reproductive health conditions. No position taken. Contacts in support of H.R.8985 (Ogles) to provide for certain conditions on the enforcement of surrogacy contracts related to abortion. Contacts in opposition to the Reproductive Freedom for Women Act (S. 4554) which expresses support for Roe, which essentially held that there were no limits on abortion and states that Roe ought to be built upon. Contacts regarding the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 (H.R.8818) regarding the ability of states to enforce illegal sales of abortion drugs and the ability of prolife groups to advertise. No position taken this quarter.

For activity pertaining to abortion-related components of appropriations, see BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page. Contacts regarding the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act (S. 4840/H.R. 8814), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 15 weeks of pregnancy. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 26/ S.204), to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age and ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital. Contacts regarding legislation to defund certain abortion providers (H.R.128/H.R.371) to prohibit federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion, with certain exceptions. Consultations regarding various bills to restrict abortion; no specific legislation endorsed during this quarter. Contacts regarding legislation to improve abortion reporting (H.R. 623/S.15 and others not introduced). Contacts in support of the Heartbeat Bill (H.R. 175 and others not introduced) to prohibit abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detectable. Contacts in support of the Second Chance at Life Act (H.R.983) to ensure that a woman seeking a chemical abortion is informed that it may be possible to reverse the intended effects of the abortion if the woman changes her mind. Contacts in support of legislation (H.R.624/H.R.330 and others not introduced) to make changes to the Title X program to ensure it does not grant funding to abortion facilities, grantees do not co-locate with abortion clinics, and grantees are not required to refer clients for abortions. Contacts in opposition to agency action weakening regulation surrounding the use of mifepristone and RU-486 including support of H.Res.1285. Contacts in opposition to regulation to make abortion drugs available by telemedicine. Contacts in support of the Teleabortion Prevention Act (H.R.421), the Womens Protection in Telehealth Act (H.R.8284) and others not introduced) to prohibit abortionists from performing chemical abortions without being physically present. Contacts in support of the informed consent legislation to give women truthful, non-misleading information prior to an abortion (not introduced). Contacts in support of the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act and similar legislation (S. 78/H.R.371) to prohibit the knowing transportation of a minor across a state line, with the intent that the minor obtains an abortion, and thereby in fact abridges the right of a parent of the minor under a law requiring parental involvement in a minors abortion decision. Contacts in support of the Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2023(H.R. 398) to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting any research that involves the use of human fetal tissue from an induced abortion. Contacts in support of Protecting Life on College Campus (H.R. 435/S.16), which would prohibit federal funds from being directed to institutions of higher education that offer abortion procedures and chemical abortion drugs to students and faculty. Contacts in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (S.62/H.R. 7) to make permanent and government-wide the Hyde Amendment, which prevents taxpayer dollars from being used to fund abortions. Contacts in opposition to the Women's Health Protection Act (H.R. 12/S. 701) which would enshrine into law abortion-on-demand and would overturn existing pro-life laws and prevent new protective laws from being enacted at the state and federal levels. This bill seeks to strip away from elected lawmakers the ability to provide even the most minimal protections for unborn children, at any stage of their pre-natal development. Contacts in support of Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act (H.R.8459/S.959) which would require abortionists to report reasonable suspicion of sex trafficking. Contacts in regard to legislation (not introduced) to abortion operations on Federal lands. Contacts in opposition to S.317 (Reproductive Freedom for All Act) to codify Roe v. Wade and subsequent cases. Contacts in support of legislation (not introduced) to enforce laws related to the illegal shipment of abortion drugs and changes to REMS regarding chemical abortion drugs. Contacts in support of numerous pieces of legislation to make further resources, funding, and information available to pregnant women including (the Providing for Life Act, Standing with Moms Act, HOPE Act, MOMS Act and others). Contacts in support of S. 471/H.R. 1074, the Womens Public Health and Safety Act to clarify the authority of states to exclude providers of elective abortion like Planned Parenthood from the states Medicaid program. Contacts in support of HR 6918, the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act to prevent implementation of Biden TANF rule including a letter to the U.S. House dated January 18, 2024. Contacts in support of HR 6914, the Pregnant Students Right Act to accommodate pregnant students on college campuses including a letter to the U.S. House dated January 18, 2024. Contacts in support of the Unborn Child Support Act (S.3622/H.R.7052). Contacts in regards to MOC briefs arguing pro-life position on abortion-related case Kerr v. Planned Parenthood. Contacts in regards to potential violations of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act (and legislation not introduced) and remains discovered at Washington Surgi-Clinic. Contacts in regard to the Restore Act (S.4533) to expand and promote research and data collection on reproductive health conditions, to provide training opportunities for medical professionals to learn how to diagnose and treat reproductive health conditions. No position taken. Contacts in support of H.R.8985 (Ogles) to provide for certain conditions on the enforcement of surrogacy contracts related to abortion. Contacts in opposition to the Reproductive Freedom for Women Act (S. 4554) which expresses support for Roe, which essentially held that there were no limits on abortion and states that Roe ought to be built upon. Contacts regarding the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 (H.R.8818) regarding the ability of states to enforce illegal sales of abortion drugs and the ability of prolife groups to advertise. No position taken this quarter.

Administrative Relief Nonimmigrant visa access and related waivers; Parole for spouses of US Citizens; Cancellation of removal as a legal relief outside of INA 240 removal proceedings; INA 212(d)(3) Waivers; Work permits for long-term immigrants, mixed status families, Dreamers without DACA and spouses of U.S. citizens; Streamlining pathways for lawful status for undocumented immigrants. Asylum Reducing the asylum backlog by resourcing USCIS; Guaranteed access to counsel for asylum seekers in federal custody; President Bidens Executive Order to Limit Asylum Seekers at the Southern Border. Border and Interior Enforcement Opposing H.R. 2 - Secure the Border Act of 2023; Opposing federal support to Operation Lone Star; DHS FY 2025 Appropriations; DHS/DOJ announcement to increase border prosecutions; Opposing anti-immigrant amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act; Opposing S. 4361 - Border Act of 2024; Opposing H.R. 7343 - Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act; Opposing H.R. 8146 - Police Our Border Act; Opposing H. Res. 1210 - Condemning the Biden border crisis and the tremendous burdens law enforcement officers face as a result; Opposing H. Res. 1112 - Denouncing the Biden Administration's Immigration Policies; Opposing Fiscal Year 2025 Request for Customs and Border Protection; Opposing H.R. 3602 - Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act; Opposing H.R. 7109 - Equal Representation Act; Opposing motion to proceed for Senate bipartisan Border Act; Opposing H.R. 7739 - To require the implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols at the northern border of the United States; Opposing S. Res. 608 - A resolution denouncing the Biden Administration's immigration policies; Opposing Senate Supplemental bill exchanging asylum for foreign aid funding; Opposing H.R. 7733 - To amend section 236A of the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the requirement to cross reference the terrorist screening database; Opposing H.R. 7909 - Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act; Opposing H.R. 7048 - No Funding for Sanctuary Cities Act. Children Opposing S.J. Res. 94 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the proposed rule submitted by the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to the Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule; Exempting SIJS youth from EB visa caps; S. 4393 - Childrens Safe Welcome Act of 2024. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) H.R. 16 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2023; S. 365 - Dream Act of 2023; DACA recipients receiving coverage under the ACA. Detention Opposing S. 4032 - Improving Public Safety Through Immigration Warrant Issuance Act; Ending the use of solitary confinement in ICE detention centers; Opposing the expansion of immigrant detention; End detention of Haitians intercepted at sea; Limit CBP detention of new parents and infants. Employment Authorization Easing work authorization backlogs to asylum seekers; Expanding work permit automatic extensions; Expand work authorizations for asylum seekers. Foreign Relations & National Security Opposing the expansion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA); Opposing FISA Section 702 Surveillance. Immigration Courts H.R.7724 - To establish, under article I of the Constitution of the United States, a court of record to be known as the United States Immigration Courts; Legal representation funding. Legalization H.R. 3599 - DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act. Parole Humanitarian Parole for Sudan; Humanitarian Parole for Haiti. Refugees Opposing amendments 49 and 137 of H.R. 3602 - Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act; Refugee funding in FY 2025 appropriations; H. Res. 526 - A resolution reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world; S. Res. 258 - A resolution reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Designation of TPS for Guatemala; Initial designation of TPS for Mali; Initial designation of TPS/SSR for Democratic Republic of Congo; Redesignation and extension of TPS for Haiti; Initial designation of TPS for Ecuador; Initial designation of TPS for Lebanon; Improved Access, Education, and Communication for TPS Designation Notices and Information. Visas & Benefits Access S. 4040 - A bill to establish a new nonimmigrant visa for mobile entertainment workers; H.R. 7833 - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make changes related to family-sponsored immigrants and to reduce the number of such immigrants, and for other purposes(Nuclear Family Priority Act); Recapture visas; S. 2038 - LIFT the Bar Act of 2023; S. 2646 - HEAL for Immigrant Families Act of 2023; H.R. 5008 - HEAL for Immigrant Families Act of 2023; Opposing H.R. 7772 - To restrict certain Federal assistance benefits to individuals verified to be citizens of the United States. Voting Opposing H.R. 7640 - No Foreign Persons Administering Our Elections Act; Opposing H.R. 6942 - Count Only Citizens Act; H.R. 7179 - To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to treat United States Citizenship and Immigration Services field offices as voter registration agencies, and for other purposes; Opposing H.R. 8281 - Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act). Other Opposing Mayorkas Impeachment H. Res. 863 - Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors; S. 3705 - Human Rights Defenders Protection Act of 2024; Opposing H.R.7185 - HIDTA Reauthorization Act of 2024; Opposing H.R.7246 - American Land and Property Protection Act; Opposing H.R.7311 - Combating International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling; Partnership Act of 2024; Opposing S. 3659 - Equal Representation Act; H.R. 7263 - VISITOR Act; Opposing H.R.7083 - RAZOR Act; H.R.7173 - GRACE Act; H.R.7262 - Closing the Workforce Gap Act of 2024; H.R. 6980 - DOCTORS Act; Opposing H.R. 7057 - Evaluating Financial Impacts of Illegal Immigration Act; H.R. 6831 - VERDAD Reauthorization Act; Opposing H.R. 7582 - Equal Protection for American Workers Act; H.R. 7574 - Closing the Workforce Gap Act of 2024; S. 317 - Reproductive Freedom for All Act; S. 3987 - A bill to protect stateless persons in the United States, and for other purposes; H.R. 7755 - To protect stateless persons in the United States, and for other purposes; S. 4007 - A bill to direct the Attorney General to study issues relating to human trafficking, and for other purposes; Opposing anti-immigrant funding in FY 2025 - National Defense Authorization Act.

For activity pertaining to abortion-related components of appropriations, see BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page. Contacts regarding the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act (S. 4840/H.R. 8814), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 15 weeks of pregnancy. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 26/ S.204), to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital Contacts regarding legislation to defund certain abortion providers (H.R.128/H.R.371) to prohibit federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion, with certain exceptions. Consultations regarding various bills to restrict abortion; no specific legislation endorsed during this quarter. Contacts regarding legislation to improve abortion reporting (H.R. 623/S.15 and others not introduced). Contacts in support of the Heartbeat Bill (H.R. 175 and others not introduced) to prohibit abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detectable. Contacts in support of the Second Chance at Life Act (H.R.983) to ensure that a woman seeking a chemical abortion is informed that it may be possible to reverse the intended effects of the abortion if the woman changes her mind. Contacts in support of legislation (H.R.624/H.R.330 and others not introduced) to make changes to the Title X program to ensure it does not grant funding to abortion facilities, grantees do not co-locate with abortion clinics, and grantees are not required to refer clients for abortions. Contacts in opposition to agency action weakening regulation surrounding the use of mifepristone and RU-486. Contacts in opposition to regulation to make abortion drugs available by telemedicine. Contacts in support of the Teleabortion Prevention Act (H.R.421 and others not introduced) to prohibit abortionists from performing chemical abortions without being physically present. Contacts in support of the informed consent legislation to give women truthful, non-misleading information prior to an abortion (not introduced). Contacts in support of the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act and similar legislation (S. 78/H.R.371) to prohibit the knowing transportation of a minor across a state line, with the intent that the minor obtains an abortion, and thereby in fact abridges the right of a parent of the minor under a law requiring parental involvement in a minors abortion decision. Contacts in support of the Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2023(H.R. 398) to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting any research that involves the use of human fetal tissue from an induced abortion. Contacts in support of Protecting Life on College Campus (H.R. 435/S.16), which would prohibit federal funds from being directed to institutions of higher education that offer abortion procedures and chemical abortion drugs to students and faculty. Contacts in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (S.62/H.R. 7) to make permanent and government-wide the Hyde Amendment, which prevents taxpayer dollars from being used to fund abortions. Contacts in opposition to the Women's Health Protection Act (H.R. 12/S. 701) which would enshrine into law abortion-on-demand and would overturn existing pro-life laws and prevent new protective laws from being enacted at the state and federal levels. This bill seeks to strip away from elected lawmakers the ability to provide even the most minimal protections for unborn children, at any stage of their pre-natal development. Contacts in support of Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act of 2023 (S.959) which would require abortionists to report reasonable suspicion of sex trafficking. Contacts in regard to legislation (not introduced) to abortion operations on Federal lands. Contacts in opposition to S.317 (Reproductive Freedom for All Act) to codify Roe v. Wade and subsequent cases. Contacts in support of legislation (not introduced) to enforce laws related to the illegal shipment of abortion drugs and changes to REMS regarding chemical abortion drugs. Contacts in support of numerous pieces of legislation to make further resources, funding, and information available to pregnant women including (the Providing for Life Act, Standing with Moms Act, HOPE act and others). Contacts in regard to legislation (H.Con. Res. 3) to condemn violence directed at pro-life organizations, pregnancy resource centers, and churches related to Supreme Court action on the Dobbs case, including a letter to the U.S. House dated January 10, 2023. Contacts in support of S. 471/H.R. 1074, the Womens Public Health and Safety Act to clarify the authority of states to exclude providers of elective abortion like Planned Parenthood from the states Medicaid program. Contacts in in opposition to the proposed Biden rule, Strengthening Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) as a Safety Net and Work Program, published on October 2, 2023. The Proposed Rule, among other things, targets pregnancy resource centers by threatening to strip them of millions of dollars of funding claiming, without evidence, that pregnancy centers do not meet TANF criteria. Contacts in support of HR 6918, the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act to prevent implementation of Biden TANF rule including a letter to the U.S. House dated January 18, 2024. Contacts in support of HR 6914, the Pregnant Students Right Act to accommodate pregnant students on college campuses including a letter to the U.S. House dated January 18, 2024. Contacts in support of the Unborn Child Support Act (S.3622/H.R.7052). Contacts in support of MOC briefs arguing pro-life position on abortion-related cases Moyle v. United States, Idaho v. United States, and Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Contacts in regards to potential violations of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act (and legislation not introduced) and remains discovered at Washington Surgi-Clinic. Contacts in regards to FAA reauthorization and impact on abortion charitable exemptions. No position taken.

Support for reproductive rights in the following legislation and government actions: H.R.12/S.701, Womens Health Protection Act of 2023  H.R. 5008/S. 2646, Health Equity and Access under the Law (HEAL) For Immigrant Families H.R.2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, provision that includes contraception without co-pay provision for servicemembers and their dependents (section 707) H.R. 6298/S.3247, Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act H.R. 6357, Access to Reproductive Care for Servicemembers Act H.R. 6004/ S.3090, Maximizing Outcomes for Moms through Medicaid Improvement and Enhancement of Services (MOMMIES) Act H.R. 6103/S. 3137, Support through Loss Act S. RES. 510, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the scientific judgement of the Food and Drug Administration that mifepristone is safe and effective should be respected, and law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable and based on science Supporting efforts to protect nationwide access to mifepristone in light of the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA case. Expressing deep concerns with all the provisions in: S. 317, Reproductive Freedom for All Act Opposing all the provisions in: H.R. 6914, Pregnant Students' Rights Act

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For activity pertaining to abortion-related components of appropriations, see BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page. Contacts regarding the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act (S. 4840/H.R. 8814), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 15 weeks of pregnancy. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 26/ S.204), to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital Contacts regarding legislation to defund certain abortion providers (H.R.128/H.R.371) to prohibit federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion, with certain exceptions. Consultations regarding various bills to restrict abortion; no specific legislation endorsed during this quarter. Contacts regarding legislation to improve abortion reporting (H.R. 623/S.15 and others not introduced). Contacts in support of the Heartbeat Bill (H.R. 175 and others not introduced) to prohibit abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detectable. Contacts in support of the Second Chance at Life Act (H.R.983) to ensure that a woman seeking a chemical abortion is informed that it may be possible to reverse the intended effects of the abortion if the woman changes her mind. Contacts in support of legislation (H.R.624/H.R.330 and others not introduced) to make changes to the Title X program to ensure it does not grant funding to abortion facilities, grantees do not co-locate with abortion clinics, and grantees are not required to refer clients for abortions. Contacts in opposition to agency action weakening regulation surrounding the use of mifepristone and RU-486. Contacts in opposition to regulation to make abortion drugs available by telemedicine. Contacts in support of the Teleabortion Prevention Act (H.R.421) to prohibit abortionists from performing chemical abortions without being physically present. Contacts in support of the informed consent legislation to give women truthful, non-misleading information prior to an abortion (not introduced). Contacts in support of the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act and similar legislation (S. 78/H.R.371) to prohibit the knowing transportation of a minor across a state line, with the intent that the minor obtains an abortion, and thereby in fact abridges the right of a parent of the minor under a law requiring parental involvement in a minors abortion decision. Contacts in support of the Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2023(H.R. 398) to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting any research that involves the use of human fetal tissue from an induced abortion. Contacts in support of Protecting Life on College Campus (H.R. 435/S.16), which would prohibit federal funds from being directed to institutions of higher education that offer abortion procedures and chemical abortion drugs to students and faculty. Contacts in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (S.62/H.R. 7) to make permanent and government-wide the Hyde Amendment, which prevents taxpayer dollars from being used to fund abortions. Contacts in opposition to the Women's Health Protection Act (H.R. 12/S. 701) which would enshrine into law abortion-on-demand and would overturn existing pro-life laws and prevent new protective laws from being enacted at the state and federal levels. This bill seeks to strip away from elected lawmakers the ability to provide even the most minimal protections for unborn children, at any stage of their pre-natal development. Contacts in support of Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act of 2023 (S.959) which would require abortionists to report reasonable suspicion of sex trafficking. Contacts in regard to legislation (not introduced) to abortion operations on Federal lands. Contacts in opposition to S.317 (Reproductive Freedom for All Act) to codify Roe v. Wade and subsequent cases. Contacts in support of legislation (not introduced) to enforce laws related to the illegal shipment of abortion drugs and changes to REMS regarding chemical abortion drugs. Contacts in support of numerous pieces of legislation to make further resources, funding, and information available to pregnant women including (the Providing for Life Act, Standing with Moms Act, and others). Contacts in regard to legislation (H.Con. Res. 3) to condemn violence directed at pro-life organizations, pregnancy resource centers, and churches related to Supreme Court action on the Dobbs case, including a letter to the U.S. House dated January 10, 2023. Contacts in support of S. 471/H.R. 1074, the Womens Public Health and Safety Act to clarify the authority of states to exclude providers of elective abortion like Planned Parenthood from the states Medicaid program. Contacts in support of the Pregnant Students Rights Act, which would require institutions of higher education to disseminate information on the rights of, and accommodations and resources for, pregnant students. Contacts in in opposition to the proposed Biden rule, Strengthening Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) as a Safety Net and Work Program, published on October 2, 2023. The Proposed Rule, among other things, targets pregnancy resource centers by threatening to strip them of millions of dollars of funding claiming, without evidence, that pregnancy centers do not meet TANF criteria.

For activity pertaining to abortion-related components of appropriations, see BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page. Contacts regarding the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act (S. 4840/H.R. 8814), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 15 weeks of pregnancy. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 26/ S.204), to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital Contacts regarding legislation to defund certain abortion providers (H.R.128/H.R.371) to prohibit federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion, with certain exceptions. Consultations regarding various bills to restrict abortion; no specific legislation endorsed during this quarter. Contacts regarding legislation to improve abortion reporting (H.R. 623/S.15 and others not introduced). Contacts in support of the Heartbeat Bill (H.R. 175 and others not introduced) to prohibit abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detectable. Contacts in support of the Second Chance at Life Act (H.R.983) to ensure that a woman seeking a chemical abortion is informed that it may be possible to reverse the intended effects of the abortion if the woman changes her mind. Contacts in support of legislation (H.R.624/H.R.330 and others not introduced) to make changes to the Title X program to ensure it does not grant funding to abortion facilities, grantees do not co-locate with abortion clinics, and grantees are not required to refer clients for abortions. Contacts in opposition to agency action weakening regulation surrounding the use of mifepristone and RU-486. Contacts in opposition to regulation to make abortion drugs available by telemedicine. Contacts in support of the Teleabortion Prevention Act (H.R.421) to prohibit abortionists from performing chemical abortions without being physically present. Contacts in support of the informed consent legislation to give women truthful, non-misleading information prior to an abortion (not introduced). Contacts in support of the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act and similar legislation (S. 78/H.R.371) to prohibit the knowing transportation of a minor across a state line, with the intent that the minor obtains an abortion, and thereby in fact abridges the right of a parent of the minor under a law requiring parental involvement in a minors abortion decision. Contacts in support of the Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2023(H.R. 398) to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting any research that involves the use of human fetal tissue from an induced abortion. Contacts in support of Protecting Life on College Campus (H.R. 435/S.16), which would prohibit federal funds from being directed to institutions of higher education that offer abortion procedures and chemical abortion drugs to students and faculty. Contacts in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (S.62/H.R. 7) to make permanent and government-wide the Hyde Amendment, which prevents taxpayer dollars from being used to fund abortions. Contacts in opposition to the Women's Health Protection Act (H.R. 12/S. 701) which would enshrine into law abortion-on-demand and would overturn existing pro-life laws and prevent new protective laws from being enacted at the state and federal levels. This bill seeks to strip away from elected lawmakers the ability to provide even the most minimal protections for unborn children, at any stage of their pre-natal development. Contacts in support of Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act of 2023 (S.959) which would require abortionists to report reasonable suspicion of sex trafficking. Contacts in regard to legislation (not introduced) to abortion operations on Federal lands. Contacts in opposition to S.317 (Reproductive Freedom for All Act) to codify Roe v. Wade and subsequent cases. Contacts in support of legislation (not introduced) to enforce laws related to the illegal shipment of abortion drugs and changes to REMS regarding chemical abortion drugs. Contacts in support of numerous pieces of legislation to make further resources, funding, and information available to pregnant women including (the Providing for Life Act, Standing with Moms Act, and others). Contacts in regard to legislation (H.Con. Res. 3) to condemn violence directed at pro-life organizations, pregnancy resource centers, and churches related to Supreme Court action on the Dobbs case, including a letter to the U.S. House dated January 10, 2023. Contacts in support of S. 471/H.R. 1074, the Womens Public Health and Safety Act to clarify the authority of states to exclude providers of elective abortion like Planned Parenthood from the states Medicaid program.

Reproductive Rights and Roe v. Wade and Dobbs v. Jackson Womens Health Organization; Federal issues related to state abortion bans and abortion access in the United States; Administrative actions to protect and expand abortion access; Access to reproductive health services, including contraception and abortion, for veterans and servicemembers and dependents; Title X family planning program; Denials of and nondiscrimination in healthcare; Access to contraception and the right to contraception, including the Right to Contraception Act; LGBTQ+ rights; H.R. 26, the so-called Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act; H.Con.Res. 3, expressing the sense of Congress condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches; H.R. 561 and S. 1031, EACH Act of 2023, regarding access to affordable health insurance plans that cover abortion; H.R. 12 and S. 701, Women's Health Protection Act, regarding access to abortion care; S. 317, Reproductive Freedom for All Act, regarding reproductive health decisions; H.R. 782, Ensuring Womens Right to Reproductive Freedom Act, regarding the right to travel to seek reproductive health care; Funding for costs related to traveling for abortion care; S. 237, Protecting Access to Medication Abortion Act of 2023; H.J.Res.31 and S.J.Res.10, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services"; Access to evidence-based medication abortion care; Pub. L. 103-259, Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, which prohibits threats of force, obstruction and property damage intended to interfere with reproductive health care services; H.R. 2736 and S. 1231, Stop Antiabortion Disinformation Act, which prohibits deceptive or misleading advertising related to the provision of abortion service; H.R. 459, Secure Access For Essential Reproductive Health Act of 2023, to ensure the privacy of pregnancy termination or loss information under the HIPAA privacy regulations and the HITECH Act; Introduction of a resolution supporting the case of Beatriz, a young woman living in extreme poverty and with Lupus in rural El Salvador who fought for her life against the State to terminate a high-risk pregnancy; H.R. 734, Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023, a hateful bill that seeks to exclude transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people from athletics programs in schools; Issues related Alliance for Hippocratic (AHM) v. FDA; H.R. 3420 and S. 1656, My Body, My Data Act of 2023; Paid Family and Medical Leave, including H.R.3481 and S. 1714 the FAMILY Act.

For activity pertaining to abortion-related components of appropriations, see BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page. Contacts regarding the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act (S. 4840/H.R. 8814), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 15 weeks of pregnancy. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 26/ S.204), to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital, including a letter to the U.S. House issued Jan, 10, 2023. Contacts regarding legislation to defund certain abortion providers (H.R.128/H.R.371) to prohibit federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion, with certain exceptions. Consultations regarding various bills to restrict abortion; no specific legislation endorsed during this quarter. Contacts regarding legislation to improve abortion reporting (H.R. 623/S.15 and others not introduced). Contacts in support of the Heartbeat Bill (H.R. 175 and others not introduced) to prohibit abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detectable. Contacts in support of the Second Chance at Life Act (H.R.983) to ensure that a woman seeking a chemical abortion is informed that it may be possible to reverse the intended effects of the abortion if the woman changes her mind. Contacts in support of legislation (H.R.624/H.R.330 and others not introduced) to make changes to the Title X program to ensure it does not grant funding to abortion facilities, grantees do not co-locate with abortion clinics, and grantees are not required to refer clients for abortions. Contacts in opposition to agency action weakening regulation surrounding the use of mifepristone and RU-486. Contacts in opposition to regulation to make abortion drugs available by telemedicine. Contacts in support of the Teleabortion Prevention Act (H.R.421) to prohibit abortionists from performing chemical abortions without being physically present. Contacts explaining nonsupport for the Life at Conception Act (H.R. 431) and similar legislation based on lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises. Contacts in support of the informed consent legislation to give women truthful, non-misleading information prior to an abortion (not introduced). Contacts in support of the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act and similar legislation (S. 78/H.R.371) to prohibit the knowing transportation of a minor across a state line, with the intent that the minor obtains an abortion, and thereby in fact abridges the right of a parent of the minor under a law requiring parental involvement in a minors abortion decision. Contacts in support of the Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2023(H.R. 398) to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting any research that involves the use of human fetal tissue from an induced abortion. Contacts in support of Protecting Life on College Campus (H.R. 435/S.16), which would prohibit federal funds from being directed to institutions of higher education that offer abortion procedures and chemical abortion drugs to students and faculty. Contacts in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (S.62/H.R. 7) to make permanent and government-wide the Hyde Amendment, which prevents taxpayer dollars from being used to fund abortions. Contacts in opposition to the Women's Health Protection Act (H.R. 12/S. 701) which would enshrine into law abortion-on-demand and would overturn existing pro-life laws and prevent new protective laws from being enacted at the state and federal levels. This bill seeks to strip away from elected lawmakers the ability to provide even the most minimal protections for unborn children, at any stage of their pre-natal development. Contacts in support of Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act of 2023 (S.959) which would require abortionists to report reasonable suspicion of sex trafficking. Contacts in regard to legislation (not introduced) to abortion operations on Federal lands. Contacts in opposition to S.317 (Reproductive Freedom for All Act) to codify Roe v. Wade and subsequent cases. Contacts in support of legislation (not introduced) to enforce laws related to the illegal shipment of abortion drugs and changes to REMS regarding chemical abortion drugs. Contacts in support of numerous pieces of legislation to make further resources, funding, and information available to pregnant women including (the Providing for Life Act, Standing with Moms Act, and others). Contacts in regard to legislation (H.Con. Res. 3) to condemn violence directed at pro-life organizations, pregnancy resource centers, and churches related to Supreme Court action on the Dobbs case, including a letter to the U.S. House dated January 10, 2023. Contacts in support of S. 471/H.R. 1074, the Womens Public Health and Safety Act to clarify the authority of states to exclude providers of elective abortion like Planned Parenthood from the states Medicaid program.

Women's Health Protection Act (S. 701/H.R. 12) The Equal Access to Abortion Coverage (EACH) Act (S. 1031/H.R. 561) The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 26) No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2023 (H.R. 7) Protecting Access to Medication Abortion Act (S. 237) Reproductive Freedom For All Act (S. 317) Reaffirming the preemptive authority of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) and the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) (including regulations thereunder) with respect to State laws that inhibit access to or use of any reproductive health product. A concurrent resolution expressing support for the recognition of March 10, 2023, as "Abortion Provider Appreciation Day". (S. Con. Res. 6/H. Con. Res. 23) Abortion Care Awareness Act Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that policies governing access to medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable and based on science. Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation (SAD) Act The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act (not yet introduced)

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Reproductive Rights and Roe v. Wade; Federal issues related to state abortion bans and abortion access in the United States; Administrative actions to protect and expand abortion access; Interim final rule on veterans access to reproductive health services; Title X family planning program; Denials of and nondiscrimination in healthcare; Access to contraception and the right to contraception; LGBTQ+ rights; H.R. 26, the so-called Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act ; H.Con.Res. 3, expressing the sense of Congress condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches; H.R. 561 and S. 1031, the EACH Act of 2023, regarding access to affordable health insurance plans that cover abortion; H.R. 12 and S. 701 the Women's Health Protection Act, regarding access to abortion care; S. 317, the Reproductive Freedom for All Act, regarding reproductive health decisions; H.R. 782, Ensuring Womens Right to Reproductive Freedom Act, regarding the right to travel to seek reproductive health care; H.R. 445, HHS Reproductive and Sexual Health Ombuds Act; Funding for costs related to traveling for abortion care; S. 237, Protecting Access to Medication Abortion Act of 2023; H.J.Res. 31 and S.J.Res.19, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services"; Access to evidence-based medication abortion care; Pub. L. 103-259, Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, which prohibits threats of force, obstruction and property damage intended to interfere with reproductive health care services; H.R. XX and S. XX, Stop Anti-Abortion Abortion Disinformation Act, which prohibits deceptive or misleading advertising related to the provision of abortion service; H.R.459 - SAFER Health Act of 2023, to ensure the privacy of pregnancy termination or loss information under the HIPAA privacy regulations and the HITECH Act; Introduction of a resolution supporting the case of Beatriz, a young woman living in extreme poverty and with Lupus in rural El Salvador who fought for her life against the State to terminate a high-risk pregnancy; H.Res. 1209, the Transgender Bill of Rights, recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security; Issues related Alliance for Hippocratic (AHM) v. FDA.

For activity pertaining to abortion-related components of appropriations, see BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page. Contacts in support of the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act (S. 4840/H.R. 8814), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 15 weeks of pregnancy. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 26/ S.204), to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital, including a letter to the U.S. House issued Jan, 10, 2023. Contacts regarding legislation to defund certain abortion providers (H.R.128/H.R.371) to prohibit federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion, with certain exceptions. Consultations regarding various bills to restrict abortion; no specific legislation endorsed during this quarter. Contacts regarding legislation to improve abortion reporting (H.R. 623/S.15 and others not introduced). Contacts in support of the Heartbeat Bill (H.R. 175 and others not introduced) to prohibit abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detectable. Contacts in support of the Second Chance at Life Act (H.R.983) to ensure that a woman seeking a chemical abortion is informed that it may be possible to reverse the intended effects of the abortion if the woman changes her mind. Contacts in support of legislation (H.R.624/H.R.330) to make changes to the Title X program to ensure it does not grant funding to abortion facilities, grantees do not co-locate with abortion clinics, and grantees are not required to refer clients for abortions. Contacts in opposition to agency action weakening regulation surrounding the use of mifepristone and RU-486. Contacts in opposition to regulation to make abortion drugs available by telemedicine. Contacts in support of the Teleabortion Prevention Act (H.R.421) to prohibit abortionists from performing chemical abortions without being physically present. Contacts explaining nonsupport for the Life at Conception Act (H.R. 431) and similar legislation based on lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises. Contacts in support of the informed consent legislation to give women truthful, non-misleading information prior to an abortion (not introduced). Contacts in support of the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act and similar legislation (S. 78/H.R.371) to prohibit the knowing transportation of a minor across a state line, with the intent that the minor obtains an abortion, and thereby in fact abridges the right of a parent of the minor under a law requiring parental involvement in a minors abortion decision. Contacts in support of the Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2023(H.R. 398) to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting any research that involves the use of human fetal tissue from an induced abortion. Contacts in support of Protecting Life on College Campus (H.R. 435/S.16), which would prohibit federal funds from being directed to institutions of higher education that offer abortion procedures and chemical abortion drugs to students and faculty. Contacts in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (S.62/H.R. 7) to make permanent and government-wide the Hyde Amendment, which prevents taxpayer dollars from being used to fund abortions. Contacts in opposition to the Women's Health Protection Act (H.R. 12/S. 701) which would enshrine into law abortion-on-demand and would overturn existing pro-life laws and prevent new protective laws from being enacted at the state and federal levels. This bill seeks to strip away from elected lawmakers the ability to provide even the most minimal protections for unborn children, at any stage of their pre-natal development. Contacts in support of Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act of 2023 (S.959) which would require abortionists to report reasonable suspicion of sex trafficking. Contacts in regard to legislation (not introduced) to abortion operations on Federal lands. Contacts in opposition to S.317 (Reproductive Freedom for All Act) to codify Roe v. Wade and subsequent cases. Contacts in support of legislation (not introduced) to enforce laws related to the illegal shipment of abortion drugs and changes to REMS regarding chemical abortion drugs. Contacts in support of numerous pieces of legislation to make further resources, funding, and information available to pregnant women including (the Providing for Life Act, Standing with Moms Act, and others). Contacts in regard to legislation (H.Con. Res. 3) to condemn violence directed at pro-life organizations, pregnancy resource centers, and churches related to Supreme Court action on the Dobbs case, including a letter to the U.S. House dated January 10, 2023. Contacts in support of S. 471/H.R. 1074, the Womens Public Health and Safety Act to clarify the authority of states to exclude providers of elective abortion like Planned Parenthood from the states Medicaid program.

Support for reproductive rights in the following legislation and government actions: H.R.12/S.701, Womens Health Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 561 /S. 1031, Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance Act of 2023 H.R.782, Ensuring Womens Right to Reproductive Freedom Act H.R.1838/S. 1098 Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act H.R.1723/S. 929, Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2023 Judicial nominations H. Con. Res. 23/S. Con. Res. 6, Expressing Support for the recognition of March 10, 2023, as Abortion Provider Appreciation Day Supporting reproductive health priorities including funding for the Title X Family Planning Program and the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program in the FY24 appropriations process. Expressing deep concerns with all the provisions in: S. 317, Reproductive Freedom for All Act Opposing all the provisions in:    H.Con.Res.3, Expressing the sense of Congress condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches H.R.26/S. 204, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act H.R.7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2023 H.J.Res.31/S.J. Res 10, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services" Opposing legal challenges to: Limit abortion access

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported