United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 14 R cosponsors

S 334 — American Values Act

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 30, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 14 sponsors

    1 primary, 13 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (14 R).

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Summary

American Values ActThis bill expands restrictions on using U.S. foreign assistance to pay for or promote abortions, involuntary sterilizations, or other related activities.Specifically, the bill expands existing prohibitions, including prohibitions against using foreign assistance to pay for abortions or involuntary sterilization for family planning, to apply to all assistance provided under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA). (Currently, these prohibitions apply to only certain parts of the FAA.)Furthermore, assistance provided under the FAA may not be made available to (1) pay for lobbying for or against abortion, or (2) any organization that supports a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization. (These prohibitions have typically been in appropriations acts, but the bill would make the prohibitions a permanent part of the FAA.)The bill also makes permanent a prohibition against using funds made available to the Peace Corps to pay for abortions except when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest or when the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill permanently enacts restrictions on the use of funds for abortions and involuntary sterilizations under the Foreign Assistance Act and the Peace Corps Act.

  • 22 U.S.C. 2151b(f)

    (f) Prohibition on Use of Funds for Abortions and Involuntary Sterilizations.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out this Act may be made available-- (1) to pay for the performance of abortions as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions; (2) to pay for the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations; (3) to pay for biomedical research which relates in whole or in part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning; (4) to lobby for or against abortion; or (5) to any organization or program which, as determined by the President, supports or participates in the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.

    This change introduces a prohibition on using funds for abortions and involuntary sterilizations, alongside related restrictions.

  • 22 U.S.C. 2501a(b)

    (3) Subject to section 614 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014 (division E of Public Law 113-76; 128 Stat. 227), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out this Act may be used to pay for abortions.

    This addition prohibits the use of appropriated funds for abortions under the Peace Corps Act.

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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Not signed on (533)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 334 do?
American Values ActThis bill expands restrictions on using U.S. foreign assistance to pay for or promote abortions, involuntary sterilizations, or other related activities.Specifically, the bill expands existing prohibitions, including prohibitions against using foreign assistance to pay for abortions or involuntary sterilization for family planning, to apply to all assistance provided under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA). (Currently, these prohibitions apply to only certain parts of the FAA.)Furthermore, assistance provided under the FAA may not be made available to (1) pay for lobbying for or against abortion, or (2) any organization that supports a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization. (These prohibitions have typically been in appropriations acts, but the bill would make the prohibitions a permanent part of the FAA.)The bill also makes permanent a prohibition against using funds made available to the Peace Corps to pay for abortions except when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest or when the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term.
Who sponsors S 334?
S 334 is sponsored by Risch, James E. (Republican), Marshall, Roger (Republican), Paul, Rand (Republican), Scott, Rick (Republican), Mullin, Markwayne (Republican), Blackburn, Marsha (Republican), Daines, Steve (Republican), Sheehy, Tim (Republican), Ricketts, Pete (Republican), Hagerty, Bill (Republican), Cruz, Ted (Republican), Barrasso, John (Republican), Young, Todd (Republican), and Husted, Jon (Republican).
What is the current status of S 334?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 30, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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