House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 6, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 6, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2492.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. FOXX, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 60, April 6, 2023, Page H1710):Article I, Section II The single subject of this legislation is: Availability of federal funds to foreign organizations that promote or perform abortion.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 6, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 153 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2492, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/2492
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 24, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f972f90276d566c0b677166adc725d4d1010c645551910fd0706c05caa908d39
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 24, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
8 cosponsors — 8 Republicans
0 of 8 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jim Banks (R-IN), Jerry Carl (R-AL), Michael Guest (R-MS), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Brian Mast (R-FL), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), William Timmons (R-SC), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Virginia Foxx.
- H.R. 6655 (118th) A Stronger Workforce for America Act
- H.R. 159 (118th) Chance to Compete Act of 2023
- H.R. 6951 (118th) College Cost Reduction Act
- H.R. 8334 (118th) Grant Integrity and Border Security Act
- H.R. 3230 (118th) Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act of 2023
- H.R. 4509 (118th) Transparency in Billing Act of 2023
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.