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H.R. 6191

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Summary

H.R. 6191, the No Taxpayer Funded Abortion Travel for Illegal Aliens Act, was introduced in the House on Nov 20, 2025 by Rep. Mark Harris (R) with 35 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Nov 20, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


Record

Text

H.R. 6191 has 35 co-sponsors.

hb6191/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6191 IH: No Taxpayer Funded Abortion Travel for Illegal Aliens Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-11-20
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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.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6191 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 20, 2025 Mr. Harris of North Carolina (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Rose , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. Crane , Mr. Pfluger , Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , Ms. Greene of Georgia , Mr. Aderholt , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Fine , Mr. Stutzman , Mr. Roy , Mr. Self , Mr. Burlison , Mr. Shreve , Mr. Grothman , Mr. McGuire , Mr. Harris of Maryland , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Davidson , Mr. Fitzgerald , Mr. Donalds , Mr. Massie , Mr. Baird , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Babin , Mr. Moore of North Carolina , Mr. Onder , and Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL
To prohibit Federal funds to be used for certain abortion services.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the No Taxpayer Funded Abortion Travel for Illegal Aliens Act .
2.
Prohibiting Federal funds to be used for certain abortion services
(a)
Prohibition
No Federal funds may be used to assist an illegal alien in accessing covered abortion services.
(b)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Covered abortion services
The term covered abortion services includes any expense related to accessing an abortion service, including—
(A)
travel to or from the location where the abortion services are provided;
(B)
lodging;
(C)
meals;
(D)
childcare;
(E)
translation services;
(F)
doula care; and
(G)
patient education and information services.
(2)
Illegal alien
The term illegal alien means an alien (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 )) who is—
(A)
inadmissible under paragraph (6)(A), (6)(C), or (7) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a) ); or
(B)
deportable under subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 237(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(1) ).

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-11-20
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To prohibit Federal funds to be used for certain abortion services.

Sponsors

Rep. Mark Harris (R) sponsors H.R. 6191, and 35 members have co-sponsored it, 29 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6191 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Nov 20, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6191 has taken 2 actions since Nov 20, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 20, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Nov 20, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 6191 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6191 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • No Taxpayer Funded Abortion Travel for Illegal Aliens Act — Display Title
  • No Taxpayer Funded Abortion Travel for Illegal Aliens Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit Federal funds to be used for certain abortion services. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 24 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6191 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 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, Government Issues, Health Issues, Pharmacy, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Education, Immigration.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
SUSAN B ANTHONY LISTVirginia13
PUBLIC CITIZENDistrict of Columbia12
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSDistrict of Columbia11

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST13
PUBLIC CITIZEN12
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS11

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 24.

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2026 first_quarter$490K1st Quarter - Report
SUSAN B ANTHONY LISTSUSAN B ANTHONY LIST2026 second_quarter$420K2nd Quarter - Report
SUSAN B ANTHONY LISTSUSAN B ANTHONY LIST2025 fourth_quarter$420K4th Quarter - Report
SUSAN B ANTHONY LISTSUSAN B ANTHONY LIST2026 first_quarter$380K1st Quarter - Report
PUBLIC CITIZENPUBLIC CITIZEN2026 first_quarter$100.4K1st Quarter - Report
PUBLIC CITIZENPUBLIC CITIZEN2026 second_quarter$99.6K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6191 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6191’s is Immigration.

hr6191/policy-areas.txt
ImmigrationAgriculture 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 PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6191, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 196 (Thursday, November 20, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HARRIS of North Carolina:H.R. 6191.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3.[Page H4877]

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