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Apr 10, 2025
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Apr 10, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 2:21 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2874 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2874
To provide for regulations on protecting statutory conscience rights in
health care.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 10, 2025
Mr. Moolenaar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide for regulations on protecting statutory conscience rights in
health care.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2874 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2874
To provide for regulations on protecting statutory conscience rights in
health care.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 10, 2025
Mr. Moolenaar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide for regulations on protecting statutory conscience rights in
health care.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defense of Conscience in Health Care
Act''.
SEC. 2.
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)
(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) .
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