S.Amdt. 2667
What it does: Adds SEC. __. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE PREGNANCY ASSISTANCE FUND wherever appropriate
Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr. (D-PA)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 36
Adds SEC. __. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE PREGNANCY ASSISTANCE FUND wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. __. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE PREGNANCY ASSISTANCE FUND.
Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
Inserted: (1) In 2011, 730,322 legal induced abortions were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Inserted: (2) Forty-nine percent of all pregnancies in America are unintended. Excluding miscarriages, 42 percent of unintended pregnancies end in abortion.
Inserted: (3) Of those unintended pregnancies ending in abortion, 50 percent of the women have incomes below 200 percent of the poverty level.
Inserted: (4) The pregnancy assistance fund is an initiative to support women facing unplanned pregnancies, new parents and their children by providing for health care needs, supportive services and helpful prenatal information and postnatal services.
Inserted: (b) Additional Funding.--Section 10214 of Public Law 111-148 (42 U.S.C. 18204) is amended by adding at the end the following: "In addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated in the previous sentence, there are authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated from funds not otherwise obligated, to carry out section 10210, an additional $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2019, and an additional $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.".
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SA 2667. Mr. CASEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 36, to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE PREGNANCY ASSISTANCE FUND.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) In 2011, 730,322 legal induced abortions were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
(2) Forty-nine percent of all pregnancies in America are unintended. Excluding miscarriages, 42 percent of unintended pregnancies end in abortion.
(3) Of those unintended pregnancies ending in abortion, 50 percent of the women have incomes below 200 percent of the poverty level.
(4) The pregnancy assistance fund is an initiative to support women facing unplanned pregnancies, new parents and their children by providing for health care needs, supportive services and helpful prenatal information and postnatal services.
(b) Additional Funding.--Section 10214 of Public Law 111-148 (42 U.S.C. 18204) is amended by adding at the end the following: “In addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated in the previous sentence, there are authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated from funds not otherwise obligated, to carry out section 10210, an additional $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2019, and an additional $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.”.
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Senate amendment submitted
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Senate amendment submitted
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