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118th Congress Emergency Management

S. 196: Prohibiting Federal Emergencies for Abortion Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Jan 31, 2023
  2. Passed Senate (not reached)
  3. Passed House (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in Senate, Jan 31, 2023

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.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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History

  1. Jan 31, 2023Introduced in the Senate by Marco Rubio.
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  1. Jan 31, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 31, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.