Amendment105th Congress
Amendment to the Smith (NJ) amendment (A028) sought to prohibit the use of population planning assistance for the performance of abortions in any foreign country except where the life of the mother would be endangered or in cases of rape or incest; prohibit the use of funding to lobby for or against abortion; prohibit the use of U.S. funds for a country program in the People's Republic of China; and place conditions on the availability of funds to the United Nations Population Fund.
- Amendment Number
- 157
- Description
- Amendment to the Smith (NJ) amendment (A028) sought to prohibit the use of population planning assistance for the performance of abortions in any foreign country except where the life of the mother would be endangered or in cases of rape or incest; prohibit the use of funding to lobby for or against abortion; prohibit the use of U.S. funds for a country program in the People's Republic of China; and place conditions on the availability of funds to the United Nations Population Fund.
- Purpose
- An amendment to the Smith amendment to replace the "Mexico City" policy language with a prohibition of the direct use of U.S. funds to pay for abortions or abortion counseling in any foreign country, except in cases of rape, incest or where the life of the mother is endangered. The amendment will also prohibit the direct use of U.S. funds on lobbying for or against abortion and impose a dollar for dollar reduction in U.S. funding to the UNFPA for any amounts it spends on future programs in China.
- Congress
- 105
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Jun 5, 1997
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Campbell amendment (A029) Failed by recorded vote: 200 - 218 (Roll no. 167).
- Latest Action Time
- 15:48:15
- Submitted Date
- Jun 5, 1997
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 15, 2021