HR 8820 United States House · 117th Congress

Pharmacist Conscience Protection Act

Summary

Pharmacist Conscience Protection Act This bill prohibits the federal government and federally funded entities from discriminating or otherwise taking adverse action against a pharmacist, pharmacy owner, or pharmacy technician who declines to store, fill prescriptions for, or make referrals for drugs that cause abortions (or that the individual provider believes in good faith cause abortions). Individuals or the Department of Justice may bring civil actions for violations of this bill.

Issues: ✗ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2022

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Sep 14, 2022 Last action Sep 15, 2022

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Full legislative history

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3

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Committee

2

Sep 15, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Sep 14, 2022

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

lower

Sep 14, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 33 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Earl L. "Buddy" Carter

Andrew S. Clyde

Brad R. Wenstrup

Christopher H. Smith

David B. McKinley