Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 1/25/2019
Actions
- 2019-01-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-01-22Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2019-01-22Introduced in House
- 2019-01-22Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-22 (00)
Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2019
This bill establishes reporting requirements for states regarding certain Medicaid payments to abortion providers. Specifically, the bill requires states that make Medicaid payments using federal funds for any items or services furnished by an abortion provider to annually (1) submit a report to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on all such payments, and (2) publish the report on the state's website. The report must include specified information, including the number of abortions performed by the providers and the gestational age with respect to each such abortion.
Cosponsors (20)
- Mark Meadows (R-NC)
- Alexander Mooney (R-WV)
- Jim Banks (R-IN)
- Mike Rogers (R-AL)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
- Bill Posey (R-FL)
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
- Ralph Norman (R-SC)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
- David Rouzer (R-NC)
- Rick Allen (R-GA)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- David Roe (R-TN)
- John Joyce (R-PA)
- Roger Marshall (R-KS)
- Jody Hice (R-GA)
- Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO)
- Richard Hudson (R-NC)
- Russ Fulcher (R-ID)
Subjects
- Abortion
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Medicaid
- State and local government operations
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