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S. 210 (115th): Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act

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In one of his first actions as president, President Trump signed an executive order banning U.S. funding for abortions performed or promoted overseas. The rule prevents any federal money from going towards any global health charity or non-governmental organization (NGO) performing abortions, even if that’s only a small portion of their services. It even bans the money for organizations that merely promote or discuss abortions.

This reverses the Obama-era rule which allowed such funding. Democrats in Congress introduced legislation that would bring the Obama-era rule back.

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Jeanne Shaheen

Sponsor. Senior Senator for New Hampshire. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Jan 24, 2017
Length: 2 pages
Introduced
Jan 24, 2017
115th Congress, 2017–2019
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on January 24, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

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History

Jan 24, 2017
 
Introduced

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Feb 7, 2019
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 368.

S. 210 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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