The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act bill was introduce by Dan Lipinski and a politician that represents which congressional district?
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act ( ) is a bill that was introduced to the 112th Congress of the United States in the House of Representatives by Rep. Chris Smith (R-New Jersey) and Dan Lipinski (D-Illinois). Although the bill is a bipartisan effort, most of the 173 co-sponsors are Republicans. The bill's stated purpose is "[t]o prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and to provide for conscience protections, and for other purposes." In large measure, it would render permanent the restrictions on federal funding of abortion in the United States laid out in the Hyde Amendment. The bill passed the House on May 4, 2011 by a vote of 251-175; however, because it is not expected to pass the Senate and may not even come up for a vote, the measure is largely a symbolic one. Still, the committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House for consideration on January 15, 2014 after hearings were held.
Jackie Speier Karen Lorraine Jacqueline Speier ( ; born May 14, 1950) is the U.S. Representative for California 's 14 congressional district , serving in Congress since 2008. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 12th District from 2008 to 2013, includes the northern two-thirds of San Mateo County and the southwest quarter of San Francisco. She represents much of the territory that had been represented by her political mentor, Leo Ryan.