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S. 334 · 119th Congress (2025-2026)
15 members · Left 0 · Center 0 · Right 15 (Bill Ranking)
| Sponsor | Sen. Risch, James E. (R-ID) (Introduced 01/30/2025) |
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| Sponsor Voting Record | Right · DW-NOMINATE +0.55 · measured from every roll-call vote this member has cast (voteview.com) (Sponsor Ranking) |
| Support |
LLLCLRR support across the spectrum: 15 members signed on (Bill Ranking) this bill: sponsor + current cosponsors, each once |
| Committees | Senate - Foreign Relations Committee; Senate - Foreign Relations Committee |
| Latest Action | 01/30/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. |
| Roll Call Votes | There have been no roll call votes |
| Source | view on congress.gov → |
Introduced in Senate (01/30/2025)
American Values Act
This bill expands restrictions on using U.S. foreign assistance to pay for or promote abortions, involuntary sterilizations, or other related activities.
Specifically, the bill expands existing prohibitions, including prohibitions against using foreign assistance to pay for abortions or involuntary sterilization for family planning, to apply to all assistance provided under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA). (Currently, these prohibitions apply to only certain parts of the FAA.)
Furthermore, assistance provided under the FAA may not be made available to (1) pay for lobbying for or against abortion, or (2) any organization that supports a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization. (These prohibitions have typically been in appropriations acts, but the bill would make the prohibitions a permanent part of the FAA.)
The bill also makes permanent a prohibition against using funds made available to the Peace Corps to pay for abortions except when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest or when the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term.
113 S334 IS: American Values Act U.S. Senate 2025-01-30 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II119th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 334IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJanuary 30, 2025Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Paul, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Mullin, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Daines, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Hagerty, and Mr. Cruz) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign RelationsA BILLTo permanently enact certain appropriations Act restrictions on the use of funds for abortions and involuntary sterilizations, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the American Values Act.2.Permanent enactment of certain general provisions(a)Foreign Assistance Act of 1961Section 104(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b(f)) is amended to read as follows:(f)Prohibition on use of funds for abortions and involuntary sterilizationsNone of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out this Act may be made available—(1)to pay for the performance of abortions as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions;(2)to pay for the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations;(3)to pay for biomedical research which relates in whole or in part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning;(4)to lobby for or against abortion; or(5)to any organization or program which, as determined by the President, supports or participates in the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization..(b)Peace Corps ActSection 301(b) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501a(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:(3)Subject to section 614 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014 (division E of Public Law 113–76; 128 Stat. 227), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out this Act may be used to pay for abortions..
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| Date | Chamber | All Actions |
|---|---|---|
| 01/30/2025 | Library of Congress | Introduced in Senate |
| 01/30/2025 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. |
| Title Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Display Title | American Values Act |
| Short Title(s) as Introduced | American Values Act |
| Official Title as Introduced | A bill to permanently enact certain appropriations Act restrictions on the use of funds for abortions and involuntary sterilizations, and for other purposes. |
There are no amendments to this bill.
* = Original cosponsor
| Committee | Activity |
|---|---|
| Senate - Foreign Relations Committee | 01/30/2025 Referred To |
| Senate - Foreign Relations Committee | 01/30/2025 Referred To |
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Policy Area: International Affairs
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