No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act

Introduced in House

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Subcommittee on the Constitution Discharged.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 14.

House Committee on Ways and Means Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than April 7, 2011.

Committee on Ways and Means discharged.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 237 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 112-71 shall be considered as adopted. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived.

Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Speier motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment adding a new section providing that nothing in the bill would permit the Federal Government to gain access to the private medical records of the victims of rape and incest.

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 251 - 175 (Roll no. 292).