Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2023
S 16, the Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2023, prohibits federal funding for colleges and universities that host campus health clinics providing abortion drugs or abortions to students or employees. It requires these institutions to submit annual certifications confirming their clinics do not offer such services, with funding eligibility contingent on this compliance. The bill defines "abortion drugs" broadly as any medication intended to terminate a pregnancy (excluding specific medical exceptions), and clarifies that campus health clinics - not hospitals - are covered under this restriction. This policy directly affects public and private institutions of higher education receiving federal funds, altering their funding eligibility based on campus health service offerings.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Jan 2023
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Introduced Jan 23, 2023
Last action Jan 23, 2023
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Jan 23, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Jan 23, 2023
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upper
1 primary · 23 co-sponsors
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Steve Daines
RRepublican
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Bill Hagerty
RRepublican
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
RRepublican
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Deb Fischer
RRepublican
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James E. Risch
RRepublican
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James Lankford
RRepublican
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John Boozman
RRepublican
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John Hoeven
RRepublican
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Josh Hawley
RRepublican
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Katie Boyd Britt
RRepublican
Co
Kevin Cramer
RRepublican
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