Planned Parenthood: Federal Funding Ban
A senate committee must act next: committee consideration.
This bill is a top priority for one party but faces a likely filibuster in the Senate. It has been introduced many times before without becoming law.
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The bill blocks federal money for Planned Parenthood clinics that currently provide prenatal and postpartum care, family planning, and STD testing to many low-income and rural patients. If other local clinics cannot immediately absorb these patients, some pregnant and family-planning patients could face longer waits or travel farther for care.
“Such health services include relevant diagnostic laboratory and radiology services, well-child care, prenatal and postpartum care, immunization, family planning services including contraception, sexually transmitted disease testing, cervical and breast cancer screenings, and referrals.”
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
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U.S. Representative Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL) introduced the Protect Funding for Women’s Health Care Act, which would prohibit federal tax dollars from going to Planned Parenthood and its affiliates, redirecting those funds to other health care providers like community health centers.
Senator Joni Ernst renewed her push for the Protect Funding for Women’s Health Care Act following a temporary freeze on family planning funds by the Trump administration. The bill seeks to permanently redirect federal dollars to organizations that do not perform abortion services.
Four of Iowa's six Planned Parenthood locations have closed following the implementation of federal funding restrictions under the Trump administration. The closures have sparked concerns about access to reproductive health care and cancer screenings in rural and underserved areas.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Protect Funding for Women's Health Care Act
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