US Congress Senate Bill 165 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 11-2)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to codify provisions that prohibit the federal government and any state or local government that receives federal financial assistance from subjecting any health professional, a hospital, a provider sponsored organization, a health maintenance organization, an accountable care organization, a health insurance plan, or any other kind of health care facility, organization, or plan to discrimination on the basis that the entity refuses to participate in abortion-related activities. Creates a cause of action for any violation of the abortion discrimination provisions. Gives federal courts jurisdiction to prevent and redress actual or threatened violations of such provisions by issuing any form of legal or equitable relief, including injunctions and orders preventing the disbursement of all or a portion of federal financial assistance until the prohibited conduct has ceased. Gives standing to institute an action to affected health care entities and the Attorney General. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate the Director of the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to receive and investigate complaints alleging a violation of abortion discrimination provisions.

Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2011

Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]	Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]
Sen. Daniel Coats [R-IN]	Sen. Tom Coburn [R-OK]	Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]	Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]
Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE]	Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]	Sen. Benjamin Nelson [D-NE]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]
Sen. John Thune [R-SD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-25	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB361 (Same As) 2011-02-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/165/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s165/BILLS-112s165is.pdf