,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bd1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,brecheen 7for himself1 ,mrs4 
,miller of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,crenshaw1   
,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,moolenaar1 ,mr4   
,weber of ,texas1 ,mrs4 ,harshbarger1   
,mr4 ,gill of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,ogles1 ,mr4 
,feenstra1 ,mrs4 ,hinson1 ,mr4 ,rose1   
,mr4 ,palmer1 ,mr4 ,webster of ,florida1
 ,mr4 ,guest1 and ,mr4 ,gosar7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend     
title ,,xi of the ,social ,security ,act
 to limit demonstration projects related
 to abortion under ,medicaid and ,,chip4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,no ,abortion ,coverage for
 ,medicaid ,act4  #b4 ,findings         
,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the
 ,hyde ,amendment was first enacted in  
#aigf and has prevented taxpayer funds  
for abortions4  7#b7 ,the most recently 
enacted ,hyde ,amendment states that no 

appropriated dollars shall be expended  
for any abortion or health benefits     
coverage that includes coverage of      
abortion4  7#c7 ,the ,department of     
,health and ,human ,services sent a     
letter to the ,states on ,august #f1    
#bjbb1 inviting ,states to use ,medicaid
 funding under the demonstration        
authority under section #aaae of the    
,social ,security ,act to expand access 
to elective abortions4  7#d7 ,the ,hyde 
,amendment applies to all ,medicaid     
funds and cannot be superseded by a     
waiver under section #aaae of the       
,social ,security ,act4  7#e7           
,legislation to permanently prohibit    
,medicaid dollars from going to elective
 abortions1 including payment for       
abortions and services that necessitate 
receipt for services of abortion1 is    
consistent with the ,hyde ,amendment4   
#c4 ,limiting demonstration projects    
related to abortion under ,medicaid and 
,,chip ,section #aaae of the ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acae7 is 

amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7g7          
,limitation on demonstration projects   
related to abortion  7#a7 ,in general   
,subject to paragraph 7#b71 beginning on
 enactment1 the ,secretary may not      
approve an application 7or extension7   
for any experimental1 pilot1 or         
demonstration project undertaken under  
subsection 7a7 to promote the objectives
 of title ,,xix or title ,,xxi that     
provides ,federal financial assistance  
for abortion1 or health benefits        
coverage that includes abortion1        
including expenses for travel or lodging
 for the purpose of obtaining an        
abortion4  7#b7 ,exceptions ,the        
limitations on paragraph 7#a7 shall not 
apply to-- 7,a7 an abortion with respect
 to a pregnancy resulting from of an act
 of rape or incest2  7,b7 treatment to  
address a physical disorder1 physical   
injury1 or physical illness1 including a
 life-endangering physical condition    
caused by or arising from the pregnancy 

itself1 that would1 as certified by a   
physician1 place the individual in      
danger of death unless such abortion is 
performed2 or  7,c7 treatment for       
miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy4  4