Search Results: keywords:"abortion funding restrictions"

  • H. R. 936 — To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for State approval and implementation of specified waivers under the Medicaid program.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:719

    H.R. 936, the "Medicaid Improvement and State Flexibility Act of 2025," proposes changes to the Social Security Act, specifically allowing states to approve and implement certain Medicaid program waivers. It permits states to create experimental projects that give Medicaid participants...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 936 is a new idea to let each U.S. state try different ways of helping people pay for doctor visits and medicine using special cards, but they can't use this money to pay for certain things, like abortions, except in very serious cases. States must make sure that they spend the same or less money as they would with regular rules, and at the end of the year, if there's leftover money on the card, people can use it like regular money.

  • S. 334 — To permanently enact certain appropriations Act restrictions on the use of funds for abortions and involuntary sterilizations, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:503

    S. 334, also known as the "American Values Act," aims to make permanent certain restrictions related to appropriations for abortions and involuntary sterilizations. The bill proposes amendments to both the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Peace Corps Act, prohibiting...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 334 is a rule that says money from the government cannot be used to help with abortions or to make people have medical procedures they don't want, like certain operations to stop people from having babies. This rule is meant to stay forever and affects some programs that work in other countries.

  • H. R. 1465 — To restrict the availability of Federal funds to organizations associated with the abortion industry.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:572

    H. R. 1465, also known as the “Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act,” aims to prevent federal funds from being allocated to organizations connected with the abortion industry, especially those operating outside of the United States. It prohibits funding to foreign and...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill says that they won't give government money to groups that help with abortions, except if it's for very special reasons like if someone is hurt or in danger. This means these groups have to keep things totally separate from any part that's involved with abortions.