S.2403: Health Care Entity Protection Act

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about health
  • Introduced July 31, 1998
  • Latest Major Action July 31, 1998

Bill Summary

Health Care Entity Protection Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Federal Government, and any State or local government that receives Federal financial assistance, from discriminating against any health care entity because (in addition to current prohibited reasons) the entity refuses to provide coverage of, or pay for, induced abortions. Expands the definition of "health care entity" to include (in addition to...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
July 31, 1998

Introduced in the Senate by Richard J. Santorum (R-Pa.)

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