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HR 358 - Amends Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to Prohibit Abortion Coverage - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Pete Olson voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
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Legislation - Referred to Committee (Senate) - Oct. 17, 2011
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (251-172) - Oct. 13, 2011(Key vote)
Title: Amends Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to Prohibit Abortion Coverage
Vote Result
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Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to prohibit the use of federal funds to pay for any part of any health care plan that provides coverage for abortions.
Highlights:
- Prohibits federal funds, including credits applied toward qualified health plans and cost-sharing reductions, from being used to pay for abortions or to cover the costs of any health plan that includes coverage for abortion (Sec. 2).
- Exempts abortions that are performed under the following circumstances from the provisions of this act (Sec. 2):
- If the pregnancy is a result of rape or incest; or
- If the pregnant woman suffers from a physical disorder, injury, or illness that would place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed.
- Authorizes any individual to purchase separate coverage for abortion, provided that no part of the coverage or plan is paid for with federal funds or state or local Medicaid matching funds (Sec. 2).
- Authorizes health insurers to provide coverage for abortions, provided that no part of the premiums or services are paid for with federal funds or state or local Medicaid matching funds, and that the insurer offers another qualified health plan that is identical in every respect except that it does not cover abortions (Sec. 2).
- Prohibits any federal, state, or local entity from subjecting any health care entity to discrimination on the basis that the health care entity refuses to undergo training in the performance of abortions, perform or pay for abortions, or provide referrals for abortions or abortion training (Sec. 2).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Jan. 20, 2011
Title: Amends Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to Prohibit Abortion Coverage
Sponsors
- Joseph R. 'Joe' Pitts (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Robert B. Aderholt (AL - R)
- W. Todd Akin (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Rodney M. Alexander (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Justin Amash (MI - R)
- Michele Bachmann (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roscoe G. Bartlett (MD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Linus Barton (TX - R)
- Rick Berg (ND - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gus Michael Bilirakis (FL - R)
- Rob Bishop (UT - R)
- Diane L. Black (TN - R)
- Marsha Blackburn (TN - R)
- Kevin P. Brady (TX - R)
- Paul C. Broun (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Vern Buchanan (FL - R)
- Ann Marie Buerkle (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael C. Burgess (TX - R)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- David Lee 'Dave' Camp (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Francisco R. 'Quico' Canseco (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- John R. Carter (TX - R)
- William 'Bill' Cassidy (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven J. 'Steve' Chabot (OH - R)
- Jason Chaffetz (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael 'Mike' Coffman (CO - R)
- K. Michael 'Mike' Conaway (TX - R)
- Jerry F. Costello (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Rick Crawford (AR - R)
- Mark S. Critz (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Geoff Davis (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Sean Duffy (WI - R)
- Jeffrey D. 'Jeff' Duncan (SC - R)
- Renee Ellmers (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stephen Lee Fincher (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeff Flake (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- John C. Fleming Jr. (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- William H. 'Bill' Flores (TX - R)
- James Randy Forbes (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeff Fortenberry (NE - R)
- Virginia Ann Foxx (NC - R)
- Trent Franks (AZ - R)
- Scott Garrett (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bob Gibbs (OH - R)
- Phil Gingrey (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Louie Gohmert (TX - R)
- Paul A. Gosar (AZ - R)
- Harold Watson 'Trey' Gowdy III (SC - R)
- Samuel B. 'Sam' Graves (MO - R)
- Steven Brett Guthrie (KY - R)
- Ralph Moody Hall (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gregg Harper (MS - R)
- Andrew P. 'Andy' Harris (MD - R)
- Vicky J. Hartzler (MO - R)
- Walter 'Wally' Herger Jr. (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tim Huelskamp (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bill Huizenga (MI - R)
- Duncan D. Hunter (CA - R)
- Lynn M. Jenkins (KS - R)
- Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
- Timothy V. 'Tim' Johnson (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bill Johnson (OH - R)
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. (NC - R)
- James 'Jim' Jordan (OH - R)
- Mike Kelly (PA - R)
- Jack Kingston (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Adam Kinzinger (IL - R)
- John P. Kline (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Douglas L. 'Doug' Lamborn (CO - R)
- Leonard Lance (NJ - R)
- Jeff Landry (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James Lankford (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas P. 'Tom' Latham (IA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven C. 'Steve' LaTourette (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Edward 'Bob' Latta (OH - R)
- Christopher John 'Chris' Lee (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jerry Lewis (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Daniel William Lipinski (IL - D)
- Billy Long (MO - R)
- Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO - R)
- Daniel E. 'Dan' Lungren (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Donald A. 'Don' Manzullo (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kenny E. Marchant (TX - R)
- Thomas A. 'Tom' Marino (PA - R)
- Michael T. McCaul (TX - R)
- Tom McClintock (CA - R)
- Thaddeus G. 'Thad' McCotter (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- David B. McKinley (WV - R)
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA - R)
- Jefferson B. 'Jeff' Miller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gary G. Miller (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Candice S. Miller (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael John 'Mick' Mulvaney (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Timothy F. 'Tim' Murphy (PA - R)
- Suellen W. 'Sue' Myrick (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Randy Neugebauer (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick Alan Nunnelee (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Pete Olson (TX - R)
- Ronald Ernest 'Ron' Paul (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Erik Paulsen (MN - R)
- Stevan Edward 'Steve' Pearce (NM - R)
- Mike Pence (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas E. 'Tom' Petri (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Todd Russell Platts (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ted Poe (TX - R)
- Mike Pompeo (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bill Posey (FL - R)
- Nick Joe Rahall II (WV - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dennis 'Denny' Rehberg (MT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Reid J. Ribble (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- E. Scott Rigell (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- David P. 'Phil' Roe (TN - R)
- Michael Dennis 'Mike' Rogers (AL - R)
- Mike Rogers (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Harold 'Hal' Rogers (KY - R)
- Todd Rokita (IN - R)
- Thomas J. 'Tom' Rooney (FL - R)
- Peter J. Roskam (IL - R)
- Dennis A. Ross (FL - R)
- Michael Avery 'Mike' Ross (AR - D) (Out Of Office)
- Edward R. 'Ed' Royce (CA - R)
- Paul D. Ryan (WI - R)
- Stephen J. 'Steve' Scalise (LA - R)
- Jean Schmidt (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Timothy E. 'Tim' Scott (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Peter A. 'Pete' Sessions (TX - R)
- John M. Shimkus (IL - R)
- Joseph Heath Shuler (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Bill Shuster (PA - R)
- Lamar S. Smith (TX - R)
- Christopher H. 'Chris' Smith (NJ - R)
- Clifford Bundy 'Cliff' Stearns (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Marlin A. Stutzman (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Sullivan (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lee R. Terry (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Glenn W. 'G.T.' Thompson Jr. (PA - R)
- Patrick J. 'Pat' Tiberi (OH - R)
- Michael R. 'Mike' Turner (OH - R)
- Frederick Stephen 'Fred' Upton (MI - R)
- Timothy L. 'Tim' Walberg (MI - R)
- Edward 'Ed' Whitfield (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Addison Graves 'Joe' Wilson Sr. (SC - R)
- Kevin W. Yoder (KS - R)
- Charles William 'Bill' Young (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
