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On January 20, Representatives Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Dan Lipinski (D-IL) reintroduced the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 3). The measure already has 208 other sponsors.
On February 8, the Constitution Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3. On Wednesday, March 2, at 10:00 am, the full Judiciary Committee is scheduled to markup the bill. Opponents of H.R. 3 are expected to offer amendments to weaken and defeat the measure.
For many years Congress has supported the policy that federal tax dollars should not be used for elective abortions. Each year many provisions must be renewed in law as part of the various annual appropriations bills to maintain this policy. The time is overdue to establish this policy in permanent law in all federal programs. To this end, on January 20, Representatives Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Dan Lipinski (D-IL), along with 160 other original co-sponsors, introduced the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 3). This measure was first introduced in 2010 and enjoys bipartisan support.
In a January 20 letter to Members of Congress, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities, urged Representatives to support and co-sponsor H.R. 3. "While Congress's policy [on restricting funding for abortion] has been remarkably consistent for decades, implementation of that policy in practice has been piecemeal and sometimes sadly inadequate." The Cardinal cited the recently passed health care reform law as an example of why this legislation is needed. That law "contains at least four different policies on federal funding of abortion" in various sections; three of the policies are incompatible with the Hyde Amendment, and "each of them is incompatible with all the others." See: nchla.org/datasource/idocuments/1.hr3letter21.11.pdf.
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On February 8, the Constitution Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3. On Wednesday, March 2, at 10:00 am, the full Judiciary Committee is scheduled to markup the bill. Opponents of H.R. 3 are expected to offer amendments to weaken and defeat the measure.
For many years Congress has supported the policy that federal tax dollars should not be used for elective abortions. Each year many provisions must be renewed in law as part of the various annual appropriations bills to maintain this policy. The time is overdue to establish this policy in permanent law in all federal programs. To this end, on January 20, Representatives Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Dan Lipinski (D-IL), along with 160 other original co-sponsors, introduced the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 3). This measure was first introduced in 2010 and enjoys bipartisan support.
In a January 20 letter to Members of Congress, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities, urged Representatives to support and co-sponsor H.R. 3. "While Congress's policy [on restricting funding for abortion] has been remarkably consistent for decades, implementation of that policy in practice has been piecemeal and sometimes sadly inadequate." The Cardinal cited the recently passed health care reform law as an example of why this legislation is needed. That law "contains at least four different policies on federal funding of abortion" in various sections; three of the policies are incompatible with the Hyde Amendment, and "each of them is incompatible with all the others." See: nchla.org/datasource/idocuments/1.hr3letter21.11.pdf.
Your representative needs to hear from you!
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