US SB1877 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on July 28 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6077)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

A bill to require the Attorney General to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Planned Parenthood, and for other purposes. This bill directs the Attorney General to request that a division of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia appoint a special prosecutor to: (1) determine whether any action taken by Planned Parenthood Federation of America or any other entity that receives federal funds and conducts abortions or that provides funds to any other entity that conducts abortions violated any federal law relating to abortion, including the inappropriate change of abortion procedure, the use of fetus tissue following an abortion, or the use of federal funds for abortion; and (2) prosecute, if warranted, any such violation. The bill rescinds the unobligated balance of any federal funds provided to the Planned Parenthood and any affiliate state or local office and makes such amounts available to the special prosecutor to carry out activities under this Act.

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Title

A bill to require the Attorney General to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Planned Parenthood, and for other purposes.

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History

DateChamberAction
2015-07-28SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6077)

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