H.R. 7—No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
H.R. 7 - No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
Hearing Information
Reconvening Information
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 8:20pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
Video
Bill Text
Text of Rules Committee Print 113-33PDFXML
Showing the text of the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on the Judiciary, with modifications.
:: Summary of modifications to H.R. 7 contained in Rules Committee Print 113-33 PDF
Text of H.R. 7 PDF
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (as reported)
H. Rept. 113-332 Part 1PDF
Report from the Committee on the Judiciary
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Res. 465 PDF
H. Rept. 113-334 PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 9-3 on Monday, January 27, 2014.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 465:
ADOPTED by record vote of 224-192, after agreeing to the questions of consideration by voice vote and agreeing to the previous quesiton by record vote of 222-194, on Tuesday, January 28, 2014.
MANAGERS: Foxx/Slaughter
1. Closed rule for H.R. 7.
2. Provides one hour of debate equally divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary, the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means, and the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-33 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
6. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
7. Section 2 waives all points of order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 and against its consideration.
8. Provides that the conference report shall be considered as read.
9. Provides that the previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervention of any motion except one hour of debate and one motion to recommit if applicable.
10. Debate on the conference report is divided pursuant to clause 8(d) of rule XXII.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Version 1 | Broun (GA) | Republican | Strikes Section 308. | Submitted |
| 8 | Version 1 | Brownley (CA), Edwards (MD), Moore, Gwen (WI), Esty (CT), Speier (CA), Lujan Grisham (NM), Titus (NV), DeLauro (CT), Wilson (FL) | Democrat | SUBSTITUTE Strikes all after the enacting clause and replaces with a Sense of Congress that neither states nor the federal government should pass laws or promulgate regulations that infringe upon a woman's reproductive rights, and which supports the Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade. | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 1 | Castor (FL) | Democrat | Delay flood insurance premium changes until completion of affordability study. | Submitted |
| 9 | Version 1 | Crowley (NY) | Democrat | Requires that the provisions of H.R. 7 shall not take effect if the tax liability of any taxpayer (including individuals and small businesses) would be increased. | Submitted |
| 10 | Version 1 | Crowley (NY) | Democrat | Requires that the provisions of H.R. 7 shall not take effect until the Secretary of Health and Human Services certifies that it will not raise premiums for individuals and small businesses by denying tax credits that would be otherwise be used toward purchasing health insurance. | Submitted |
| 11 | Version 1 | Grayson (FL) | Democrat | Strikes the term ‘‘abortion’’ each place it appears (except for section 307 and section 308) and inserts ‘‘abortion, prostate disorder treatment, testicular disorder treatment, and male pattern baldness treatment’’. Also strikes the term ‘‘abortions’’ each place (except for section 308) it appears and inserts ‘‘abortions, prostate disorder treatments, testicular disorder treatments, and male pattern baldness treatments’’. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX), Bass (CA), Chu (CA), DelBene (WA), Lofgren (CA) | Democrat | Amends Section 308 to lift funding restrictions where continuing a pregnancy could result in severe and long-lasting damage to a woman’s health. | Submitted |
| 7 | Version 1 | Johnson, Hank (GA) | Democrat | Amends Section 310 to provide the bill shall not take effect unless the Attorney General submits a report to Congress setting forth the effect of the bill on women’s access to abortion and health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion. | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Kildee (MI) | Democrat | SUBSTITUTE Replaces the text of H.R. 7 and inserts language to extend emergency unemployment benefits for over 1.6 million Americans. | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Nadler (NY) | Democrat | SUBSTITUTE Strikes H.R. 7 in its entirety and substitutes H.R. 1975, the “Pregnant Workers Fairness Act,” to ensure reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers. Closes existing legal loopholes and ensures that pregnant women receive workplace adjustments that allow them to keep working and supporting their families while maintaining healthy pregnancies. | Submitted |
| 1 | Version 1 | Norton (DC) | Democrat | Strikes the provision that: (1) permanently prohibits the District of Columbia government from spending its local funds on abortion services for low-income women, and (2) defines the District of Columbia government as part of the federal government for purposes of abortion. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 101
Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report an open rule. Defeated 3-9
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 102
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #1 to H.R. 7, offered by Delegate Norton (DC), which strikes the provision that: (1) permanently prohibits the District of Columbia government from spending its local funds on abortion services for low-income women, and (2) defines the District of Columbia government as part of the federal government for purposes of abortion. Defeated 3–9
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 103
Motion by Mr. McGovern to move to separate the rules for H.R. 7 and the farm bill conference report into two separate resolutions. Defeated 3–9
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 104
Motion by Mr. Bishop of Utah to report the rule. Adopted 9-3