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S. 196

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To prohibit the declaration of a Federal emergency relating to abortion.
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Committee
Latest Action · January 31, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Congress
118th (2023–2025)
Introduced
January 31, 2023
Cosponsors (13)
0D 13R
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Prohibiting Federal Emergencies for Abortion Act This bill prohibits the President and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from declaring a federal emergency relating to abortion. Specifically, neither the President nor HHS may declare a national emergency for purposes of (1) promoting, supporting, or expanding access to abortion; or (2) taking adverse action against or litigating against states that prohibit or otherwise restrict abortion.

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