[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 186 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 186

   To prohibit the Federal Government from promoting, supporting, or 
 contracting with abortion entities, or otherwise expanding access to 
          abortions on Federal lands or in Federal facilities.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 31, 2023

  Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
Braun, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Crapo) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit the Federal Government from promoting, supporting, or 
 contracting with abortion entities, or otherwise expanding access to 
          abortions on Federal lands or in Federal facilities.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prohibiting Abortion on Federal 
Lands Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROMOTION OF ABORTIONS.

    (a) In General.--The Federal Government shall not promote, support, 
or enter into contracts with abortion entities, or otherwise expand 
access to abortions on Federal lands or in Federal facilities, 
including military installations, national parks, court houses, and 
other Federal buildings.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Abortion.--The term ``abortion'' means the use or 
        prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or other 
        substance or device to intentionally kill the unborn child of a 
        woman known to be pregnant, or prematurely terminate the 
        pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant, with an intention 
        other than to increase the probability of a live birth or of 
        preserving the life or health of the child after live birth, or 
        remove a dead unborn child.
            (2) Abortion entity.--The term ``abortion entity'' means an 
        entity, including its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, and 
        clinics, that performs, induces, refers for, or counsels in 
        favor of abortions, or provides financial support to any other 
        organization that conducts such activities on Federal lands or 
        in Federal facilities.
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