[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4672 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4672

To amend title 40, United States Code, to prohibit the Administrator of 
  General Services from constructing or acquiring public buildings or 
entering into leases based on the legality or availability of abortion, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 17, 2023

   Mr. Aderholt (for himself, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Banks, Mr. Gosar, Mr. 
 Burlison, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Carl, Mr. Strong, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. 
 Palmer, Mr. Harris, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Babin, Mr. 
Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Arrington) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to prohibit the Administrator of 
  General Services from constructing or acquiring public buildings or 
entering into leases based on the legality or availability of abortion, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PUBLIC BUILDING PROHIBITIONS BASED ON LEGALITY OR 
              AVAILABILITY OF ABORTION.

    (a) Acquisition of Buildings and Sites.--Section 3304 of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) No Consideration of Legality or Availability of Abortion.--In 
acquiring a building or site under this section, the Administrator 
shall not consider the legality or availability of abortion.''.
    (b) Construction and Alteration of Buildings.--Section 3305 of 
title 40, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) No consideration of legality or availability of 
        abortion.--In acquiring a site to construct a public building 
        under paragraph (1), including through exchange, the 
        Administrator shall not consider the legality or availability 
        of abortion.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ``section 3304(b)-
        (d) of this title'' and inserting ``subsections (b) through (e) 
        of section 3304''.
    (c) Lease of Buildings.--Section 1302 of title 40, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The leasing of 
buildings and property of the Federal Government shall not be based on 
the consideration of the legality or availability of abortion.''.
    (d) Lease Agreements.--Section 585 of title 40, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) No Consideration of Legality or Availability of Abortion.--In 
entering into a lease agreement under this section, the Administrator 
shall not consider the legality or availability of abortion.''.
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