,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bjad  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #a1 #bjai,mr4  
,h>ris 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,=t5b]ry1 ,mr4  
,palm]1 ,mr4 ,mead[s1 ,mr4 ,ad]holt1    
,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4  
,duncan1 ,mr4 ,scalise1 ,mr4 ,walk]1    
,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey1 ,mr4 ,long1   
,mr4 ,david ,p4 ,roe ( ,t5nessee1 ,mr4  
,we/]man1 ,mrs4 ,h>tzl]1 ,mr4 ,gro?man1 
,mr4 ,byrne1 ,mr4 ,coll9s ( ,georgia1   
,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4 ,abraham1 ,mrs4      
,walorski1 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,mr4 ,latta1   
,mr4 ,ama%1 ,mr4 ,mooney ( ,we/         
,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,all51 ,mr4 ,banks1 ,mr4 
,huiz5ga1 ,mr4 ,gian=te1 ,mr4 ,wilson ( 
,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,roy1 ,mr4 ,bacon1   
,mr4 ,rodney ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4    
,gallagh]1 ,mr4 ,duffy1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1    
,mr4 ,ne:\se1 ,mr4 ,walb]g1 ,mr4 ,*abot1
 ,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4 ,joyce ( ,p5nsylvania1
 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,b>r1  
,mr4 ,hice ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,ratcliffe1 
,mr4 ,jordan1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 ,mr4       
,graves ( ,miss\ri1 ,mr4 ,hill (        

,arkansas1 ,mr4 ,williams1 ,mr4         
,luetkemey]1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 
,mr4 ,mit*ell1 ,mr4 ,buc%on1 ,mr4 ,budd1
 ,mr4 ,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4       
,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,coll9s ( ,new ,york1   
,mr4 ,posey1 ,mr4 ,griffi?1 ,mr4 ,john  
,w4 ,rose ( ,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,/ew>t1 ,mr4
 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,b]gman1 ,mr4 ,m>*ant1  
,mr4 ,au/9 ,scott ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,k+ (
 ,i[a1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,ohio1 ,mr4      
,res*5?al]1 ,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,l\isiana1   
,mr4 ,gu?rie1 ,mr4 ,brady1 ,mr4 ,cole1  
,mr4 ,smi? ( ,nebraska1 ,mr4 ,watk9s1   
,mr4 ,cl\d1 ,mr4 ,/eube1 ,mr4 ,yoho1    
,mr4 ,ru!r=d1 & ,mr4 ,palazzo7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to prohibit gov]nm5tal     
discrim9ation aga9/ provid]s ( heal?    
s]vices t are n involv$ 9 abortion4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,consci5ce ,protection ,act ( #bjai4    
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds z foll[s3     
7#a7 ,?omas ,jeff]son /at$ a conviction 

common to our ,nation's f\nd]s :5 he    
decl>$ 9 #ahji t no provision 9 our     
,con/itution ought to be de>] to man ?an
 t :i* protects ! rights ( consci5ce    
aga9/ ! ent]prises ( ! civil au?ority4  
7#b7 ,9 #aigc1 ! ,supreme ,c\rt conclud$
 t ! gov]nm5t mu/ leave ! abortion      
decision to ! m$ical judgm5t ( !        
pregnant woman's att5d+ physician1      
recogniz+ t a physician may *oose n to  
p>ticipate 9 abortion4 ,roe v4 ,wade1   
#daj ,u4,s4 #aac1 #afd 7#aigc74 ,! ,c\rt
 cit$ ) approval a policy t nei!r       
physician1 hospital1 nor hospital       
p]sonnel %all be requir$ to p]=m any act
 violative ( p]sonally-held moral       
pr9ciples1 #daj ,u4,s4 at #adc n4 #ch1 &
 cit$ ,/ate laws uphold+ ?is pr9ciple4  
,doe v4 ,bolton1 #daj ,u4,s4 #agi1      
#aig-h 7#aigc74  7#c7 ,congress'        
enactm5ts to protect ?is "r ( consci5ce 
9 heal? c>e include ! ,*ur* am5dm5t (   
#aigc 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;a-#g71 !      
,coats_/,sn[e am5dm5t ( #aiif 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bchn71 & ! ,weldon am5dm5t   

approv$ by ,congresses & ,presid5ts (   
bo? p>ties e ye> s9ce #bjjd4  7#d7 ,none
 ( ^! laws explicitly provides a private
 "r ( action s victims ( discrim9ation c
 def5d _! consci5ce rights 9 c\rt1 &    
adm9i/rative en=cem5t by ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices ,(fice = ,civil
 ,rights has be5 lax1 at times all[+    
cases to langui% = ye>s )\t resolution4 
7#e7 ,defy+ ! ,f$]al ,weldon am5dm5t1   
,cali=nia's ,dep>tm5t ( ,manag$ ,heal?  
,c>e has m&at$ cov]age = all elective   
abortions 9 all heal? plans "u its      
jurisdiction4 ,o!r ,/ates su* z ,new    
,york & ,wa%+ton h tak5 or consid]$     
simil> action1 & "s ,/ates may g f>!r to
 require all physicians & hospitals to  
provide or facilitate abortions4 ,on    
,june #ba1 #bjaf1 ! ,obama ,adm9i/ration
 conclud$ a ne>ly two-ye> inve/igation (
 ?is matt] by det]m9+ t ,cali=nia's     
decision to require insurance plans "u !
 ,cali=nia ,dep>tm5t = ,manag$ ,heal?   
,c>e au?ority to cov] all legal abortion
 s]vices did n violate ! ,weldon        

am5dm5t4 ,until ! new ,adm9i/ration is  
able to rev]se ?is f9d+1 individuals w h
 to *oose betwe5 ignor+ _! consci5ce or 
=go+ heal? c>e cov]age4  7#f7 ,! va/    
majority ( m$ical pr(essionals d n p]=m 
abortions1 ) #hf p]c5t ( ob_/gyns       
unwill+ to provide !m 9 a rec5t /udy    
7,ob/etrics  ,gynecology1 ,sept4 #bjaa7 
& ! great majority ( hospitals *oos+ to 
d s 9 r>e cases or n at all4  7#g7 ,a   
heal? c>e provid]'s decision n to       
p>ticipate 9 an abortion1 l ,congress'  
decision n to fund mo/ abortions1 erects
 no new b>ri] to ^? seek+ to p]=m or    
und]go abortions b leaves ea* p>ty free 
to act z he or %e wi%es4  7#h7 ,su*     
protection poses no conflict ) o!r      
,f$]al laws1 su* z ! law requir+ em]g5cy
 /abiliz+ treatm5t = a pregnant woman & 
h] unborn *ild :5 ei!r is 9 di/ress     
7,em]g5cy ,m$ical ,treatm5t & ,active   
,labor ,act74 ,z ! previ\s ,adm9i/ration
 has said1 ^! areas ( law h op]at$ side 
by side = _m ye>s & bo? %\ld be fully   
en=c$ 7#gf ,f$4 ,reg4 #iifh-gg 7#bjaa7  

at #iigc74  7#i7 ,reaffirm+ long/&+     
,f$]al policy on consci5ce rights &     
provid+ a "r ( action 9 cases :]e x is  
violat$ all[s long/&+ & widely support$ 
,f$]al laws to "w z int5d$4  #c4        
,prohibit+ gov]nm5tal discrim9ation     
aga9/ provid]s ( heal? s]vices t are n  
involv$ 9 abortion ,title ,,ii ( !      
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bjb et seq47 is am5d$ by     
ins]t+ aft] section #bde ! foll[+3      
#bde;,a4 ,prohibit+ gov]nm5tal          
discrim9ation aga9/ provid]s ( heal?    
s]vices t are n involv$ 9 abortion  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r law1 ! ,f$]al 
,gov]nm5t1 & any ,/ate or local gov]nm5t
 t receives ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance1  
may n p5alize1 retaliate aga9/1 or      
o!rwise discrim9ate aga9/ a heal? c>e   
provid] on ! basis t ! provid] does n-- 
7#a7 p]=m1 ref] =1 pay =1 or o!rwise    
p>ticipate 9 abortion2  7#b7 provide or 
sponsor abortion cov]age2 or  7#c7      
facilitate or make arrangem5ts = any ( !
 activities specifi$ 9 ?is subsection4  

7b7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is     
section %all be con/ru$--  7#a7 to      
prev5t any heal? c>e provid] f          
volunt>ily elect+ to p>ticipate 9       
abortions or abortion ref]rals2  7#b7 to
 prev5t any heal? c>e provid] f         
volunt>ily elect+ to provide or sponsor 
abortion cov]age or heal? b5efits       
cov]age t includes abortion2  7#c7 to   
prev5t an accr$it+ ag5cy1 ! ,f$]al      
,gov]nm5t1 or a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t 
f e/abli%+ /&>ds ( m$ical compet5cy     
applicable only to ^? :o h kn[+ly1      
volunt>ily1 & specifically elect$ to    
p]=m abortions1 or f en=c+ contractual  
obligations applicable only to ^? :o1 z 
"p ( su* contract1 kn[+ly1 volunt>ily1 &
 specifically elect to provide          
abortions2  7#d7 to affect1 or be       
affect$ by1 section #ahfg ( ! ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;dd1 
commonly ref]r$ to z ! ,em]g5cy ,m$ical 
,treatm5t & ,active ,labor ,act72 or    
7#e7 to sup]s$e any law enact$ by any   
,/ate = ! purpose ( regulat+ insurance1 

except z specifi$ 9 subsection 7a74  7c7
 ,adm9i/ration ,! ,secret>y %all        
designate ! ,director ( ! ,(fice =      
,civil ,rights ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & 
,human ,s]vices--  7#a7 to receive      
compla9ts alleg+ a violation ( ?is      
section1 section #bde ( ?is ,act1 or any
 ( subsections 7b7 ?r\gh 7e7 ( section  
#dja ( ! ,heal? ,programs ,ext5sion ,act
 ( #aigc2 &  7#b7 to pursue !           
inve/igation ( su* compla9ts 9          
coord9ation ) ! ,attorney ,g5]al4  7d7  
,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is section3  
7#a7 ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance ,! t]m   
,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance means ,f$]al  
paym5ts to cov] ! co/ ( heal? c>e       
s]vices or b5efits1 or o!r ,f$]al       
paym5ts1 grants1 or loans to promote or 
o!rwise facilitate heal?-relat$         
activities4  7#b7 ,heal? c>e provid] ,! 
t]m heal? c>e provid] means-- 7,a7 an   
individual physician1 nurse1 or o!r     
heal? c>e pr(essional2  7,b7 a hospital1
 heal? sy/em1 or o!r heal? c>e facility 
or organization 7includ+ a p>ty to a    

propos$ m]g] or o!r collaborative       
arrangem5t relat+ to heal? s]vices1 & an
 entity result+ !refrom72  7,c7 a       
provid]-sponsor$ organization1 an       
acc\ntable c>e organization1 or a heal? 
ma9t5ance organization2  7,d7 a social  
s]vices provid] t provides or au?orizes 
ref]rals = heal? c>e s]vices2  7,e7 a   
program ( tra9+ 9 ! heal? pr(essions or 
an applicant to or p>ticipant 9 su* a   
program2  7,f7 an issu] ( heal?         
insurance cov]age2 or  7,g7 a gr\p heal?
 plan or /ud5t heal? plan1 or a sponsor 
or adm9i/rator !re(4  7#c7 ,/ate or     
local gov]nm5t t receives ,f$]al        
f9ancial assi/ance ,! t]m ,/ate or local
 gov]nm5t t receives ,f$]al f9ancial    
assi/ance includes e ag5cy & o!r        
gov]nm5tal unit & subdivision ( a ,/ate 
or local gov]nm5t1 if su* ,/ate or local
 gov]nm5t1 or any ag5cy or gov]nm5tal   
unit or subdivision !re(1 receives      
,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance4  #bde;,b4    
,civil action = c]ta9 violations  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,a qualifi$ p>ty may1 9 a civil  

action1 obta9 appropriate relief ) reg>d
 to a designat$ violation4  7b7         
,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is section3  
7#a7 ,qualifi$ p>ty ,! t]m qualifi$ p>ty
 means--  7,a7 ! ,attorney ,g5]al ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7,b7 any p]son or    
entity adv]sely affect$ by ! designat$  
violation4  7#b7 ,designat$ violation ,!
 t]m designat$ violation means an actual
 or ?reat5$ violation (-- 7,a7 section  
#bde or #bde;,a ( ?is ,act2 or  7,b7 any
 ( subsections 7b7 ?r\gh 7e7 ( section  
#dja ( ! ,heal? ,programs ,ext5sion ,act
 ( #aigc reg>d+ an objection to         
abortion4  7c7 ,adm9i/rative rem$ies n  
requir$ ,an action "u ?is section may be
 comm5c$1 & relief may be grant$1 )\t   
reg>d to :e!r ! p>ty comm5c+ ! action   
has s\ght or exhau/$ available          
adm9i/rative rem$ies4  7d7 ,def5dants 9 
actions "u ?is section may include      
gov]nm5tal entities z well z o!rs  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,an action "u ?is section may  
be ma9ta9$ aga9/1 among o!rs1 a p>ty t  
is a ,f$]al or ,/ate gov]nm5tal entity4 

,relief 9 an action "u ?is section may  
include money damages ev5 if ! def5dant 
is su* a gov]nm5tal entity4  7#b7       
,def9ition ,= ! purposes ( ?is          
subsection1 ! t]m ,/ate gov]nm5tal      
entity means a ,/ate1 a local gov]nm5t  
)9 a ,/ate1 & any ag5cy or o!r          
gov]nm5tal unit or subdivision ( a ,/ate
 or ( su* a local gov]nm5t4  7e7 ,nature
 ( relief ,9 an action "u ?is section1 !
 c\rt %all grant-- 7#a7 all necess>y    
equitable & legal relief1 includ+1 :]e  
appropriate1 decl>atory relief &        
comp5satory damages1 to prev5t !        
occurr5ce1 cont9uance1 or repetition ( !
 designat$ violation & to comp5sate =   
losses result+ f ! designat$ violation2 
&  7#b7 to a prevail+ pla9tiff1         
reasonable attorneys' fees & litigation 
exp5ses z "p ( ! co/s4  4