H.R. 1465
119th CONGRESS 1st Session
To restrict the availability of Federal funds to organizations associated with the abortion industry.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · February 21, 2025 · Sponsor: Ms. Foxx · Committee: Committee on Foreign Affairs
Table of contents
SEC. 1. Short title
- This Act may be cited as the Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act.
SEC. 2. Restriction on availability of Federal funds
- (a) In general
- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Federal funds may not be made available for purposes outside of the United States (including its territories and possessions) to—
- any foreign nonprofit organization, foreign nongovernmental organization, foreign multilateral organization, or foreign quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organization that—
- performs or promotes abortions, including providing referrals, counseling, lobbying, and training relating to abortions;
- furnishes or develops any item intended to procure abortions; or
- provides financial support to—
- (i) any entity that conducts any of the activities described in subparagraph (A) or (B); or
- (ii) any entity described in paragraph (2); and
- any domestic nonprofit organization or domestic nongovernmental organization that—
- performs abortions;
- furnishes or develops any item intended to procure abortions;
- within the scope of any program or activity that receives Federal funds—
- (i) performs or promotes abortions, including providing referrals, counseling, lobbying, and training relating to abortions; or
- (ii) fails to maintain a complete physical and financial separation from activities described in clause (i) and such failure includes co-locating such a program or activity at any site where activities described in clause (i) are conducted; or
- provides financial support to—
- (i) any entity that conducts activities described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); or
- (ii) any entity described in paragraph (1).
- any foreign nonprofit organization, foreign nongovernmental organization, foreign multilateral organization, or foreign quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organization that—
- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Federal funds may not be made available for purposes outside of the United States (including its territories and possessions) to—
- (b) Inclusions; exceptions
- The prohibitions described in subsection (a)—
- include the transfer of Federal funds and goods financed with such funds; and
- do not apply to abortions—
- resulting from rape or incest; or
- when the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term.
- The prohibitions described in subsection (a)—