,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,janu>y #i1 #bjbe,mr4 ,hawley 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to provide = regulations on 
protect+ /atutory consci5ce rights 9    
heal? c>e4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,def5se ( ,consci5ce 9  
,heal? ,c>e ,act4  #b4 ,regulations on  
protect+ /atutory consci5ce rights 9    
heal? c>e  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #f  
mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 
%all-- 7#a7 issue1 "u ! ,f$]al consci5ce
 & anti-discrim9ation laws1 a f9al rule 
t is id5tical or mat]ially equival5t to 
! =m] rule /at$ 9 "p #hh ( title #de1   
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 z 9 effect 
on ,july #bb1 #bjai 7#hd ,f$4 ,reg4     
#bcagj2 relat+ to protect+ /atutory     
consci5ce rights 9 heal? c>e2           
delegations ( au?ority72 &  7#b7 specify
 9 ! f9al rule t ! rule sup]s$es any    

contr>y rule 9 exi/5ce on ! date (      
issuance4  7b7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is        
section1 ! t]m ,f$]al consci5ce &       
anti-discrim9ation laws has ! mean+ giv5
 ! t]m 9 ! =m] rule specifi$ 9          
subsection 7a77#a74