United States 118th Congress Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

S 565 — Pregnancy Center Security Act

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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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 died with 118th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Pregnancy Center Security Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants on a competitive basis for upgrading the facilities of pregnancy-help organizations. The bill defines these as organizations that provide services to individuals with unintended pregnancies with the intent of encouraging the individuals to give birth; the definition in the bill excludes, however, organizations that perform or refer for abortions (or affiliates of those organizations). Facility upgrades include installing security systems and making the facilities accessible to people with disabilities. The bill prohibits the use of grant funds for abortion-related services.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill adds a new section providing grants to pregnancy-help organizations, separate from existing asthma-related grants.

  • Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act

    SEC. 399V-8. GRANTS FOR PREGNANCY-HELP ORGANIZATIONS. (a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to pregnancy-help organizations. (b) Use of Funds.-- (1) In general.--A grant awarded under this section shall be used for upgrading the facilities of the pregnancy-help organization receiving such grant, including through-- (A) implementing security upgrades, such as by installing security cameras or security systems; or (B) improvements to comply with requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, including regulations promulgated under such Act. (2) Prohibited uses.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no funds from a grant under this section may be-- (A) used to perform, assist, counsel, prescribe, refer for, or encourage abortion; or (B) provided by the pregnancy-help organization to any other entity that performs, assists, counsels, prescribes, refers for, or encourages abortion. (c) Definition of Pregnancy-help Organization.--In this section, the term `pregnancy-help organization'-- (1) means an organization that seeks to provide a range of services to individuals facing unintended pregnancies, with the intention of encouraging pregnant women to give birth to their unborn children; and (2) notwithstanding paragraph (1), does not include any organization that-- (A) performs, assists, counsels, prescribes, refers for, or encourages abortion; or (B) affiliates with any organization that performs, assists, counsels, prescribes, refers for, or encourages abortion. (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

    This adds a new grant program for pregnancy-help organizations, which does not exist under current law.

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 565 do?
Pregnancy Center Security Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants on a competitive basis for upgrading the facilities of pregnancy-help organizations. The bill defines these as organizations that provide services to individuals with unintended pregnancies with the intent of encouraging the individuals to give birth; the definition in the bill excludes, however, organizations that perform or refer for abortions (or affiliates of those organizations). Facility upgrades include installing security systems and making the facilities accessible to people with disabilities. The bill prohibits the use of grant funds for abortion-related services.
Who sponsors S 565?
S 565 is sponsored by Risch, James E. (Republican).
What is the current status of S 565?
This bill died with 118th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track S 565?
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