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S. 47

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 47, the Defense of Conscience in Health Care Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 9, 2025 by Sen. Josh Hawley (R). It was referred to Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions, and last saw action on Jan 9, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Record

Text

S. 47 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

sb47/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S47 IS: Defense of Conscience in Health Care Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-01-09
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 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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 47  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   January 9, 2025   Mr. Hawley  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions    A BILL
To provide for regulations on protecting statutory conscience rights in health care.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Defense of Conscience in Health Care Act  .
2.
Regulations on protecting statutory conscience rights in health care
(a)
In general
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall—
(1)
issue, under the Federal conscience and anti-discrimination laws, a final rule that is identical or materially equivalent to the former rule stated in part 88 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on July 22, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 23170; relating to protecting statutory conscience rights in health care; delegations of authority); and
(2)
specify in the final rule that the rule supersedes any contrary rule in existence on the date of issuance.
(b)
Definition
In this section, the term  Federal conscience and anti-discrimination laws  has the meaning given the term in the former rule specified in subsection (a)(1).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-09
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in Senate Jan 9, 2025

sb47/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (01/09/2025)

Sponsors

Sen. Josh Hawley (R) sponsors S. 47 alone.

Josh Hawley

Sen. · R–MO · Sponsor

Committees

S. 47 went before 1 committee: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Referred To · Jan 9, 2025 · 747 Bills

Actions

S. 47 has taken 2 actions since Jan 9, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 9, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Jan 9, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 47 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 47, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 47 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Defense of Conscience in Health Care Act — Display Title
  • Defense of Conscience in Health Care Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to provide for regulations on protecting statutory conscience rights in health care. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named S. 47 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Foreign Relations, Health Issues.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOMReligious Liberty, Life, Parental Rights, Free SpeechVirginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
KATIE DOHERTY111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOMALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM2026 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 47 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 15 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 47’s is Health.

s47/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 47 carries 15 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Abortion to State and local government operations.

s47/subjects.txt
AbortionAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmployment discrimination and employee rightsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHigher educationMedicaidMedical educationMedical ethicsMedical researchMedicareReligionSex and reproductive healthState and local government operations

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com