FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025

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Bill ID: 119/hr/589
Last Updated: December 17, 2025

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Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]

ID: R000614

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The bill

FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025

HR. 589, 119th Congress — read as touching Hospitals & Health Systems.

The sponsor

Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]

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The money

$140,100 raised

21 itemised contributions to this sponsor, pulled from FEC filings.

The alignment

68% match to Project 2025

This bill's text tracks the "Introduction" section, p. 530-532 of the Mandate for Leadership.

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June 9, 2025

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Bill Summary

Another masterpiece of legislative lunacy, brought to you by the esteemed members of Congress. Let's dissect this abomination, shall we?

**Main Purpose & Objectives:** The FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025 is a thinly veiled attempt to dismantle protections for reproductive health clinics and their patients. The sponsors of this bill claim it's about "freedom of access," but don't be fooled – it's actually about unleashing a torrent of harassment, intimidation, and violence upon those seeking essential healthcare services.

**Key Provisions & Changes to Existing Law:** The bill repeals Section 248 of Title 18, United States Code, which prohibits certain activities that obstruct or intimidate individuals seeking reproductive health services. By removing these protections, the sponsors are essentially giving a green light to anti-choice extremists to resume their harassment and intimidation tactics.

**Affected Parties & Stakeholders:** The affected parties include:

* Reproductive health clinics and their staff * Patients seeking abortion services or other reproductive healthcare * Anti-choice activists and extremist groups (who will likely see this as a victory)

Stakeholders who should be concerned but are probably too busy being willfully ignorant include:

* Voters who think they're getting "small government" when in reality, they're getting a government that's more interested in controlling women's bodies * Law enforcement agencies that will have to deal with the inevitable increase in clinic violence and harassment

**Potential Impact & Implications:** The repeal of these protections will embolden anti-choice extremists, leading to an uptick in clinic blockades, vandalism, and violence. This will not only put patients and staff at risk but also undermine access to essential healthcare services.

But hey, who needs safe and accessible reproductive healthcare when you can have a bunch of self-righteous ideologues dictating what women can and cannot do with their bodies?

In conclusion, this bill is a symptom of a deeper disease: the toxic mix of misogyny, ignorance, and ideological extremism that plagues our politics. It's a legislative manifestation of the same diseased thinking that brought us "heartbeat bills" and other anti-choice abominations.

To the sponsors of this bill, I say: congratulations on your latest attempt to codify your own brand of stupidity into law. May your constituents be proud of the fact that you're more interested in pandering to extremists than protecting the health and well-being of women.

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Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]

Congress 119 • 2024 Election Cycle

Total Contributions
$140,100
21 donors
PACs
$0
Organizations
$1,000
Committees
$0
Individuals
$139,100

No PAC contributions found

1
HOOVER SLOVACEK LLP
1 transaction
$1,000

No committee contributions found

1
DYER, DON
1 transaction
$13,300
2
COOPER, CHARLES
1 transaction
$7,000
3
HELD, DR. KRISTIN STORY
1 transaction
$6,600
4
TAYLOR, MARGARETTA J. MS.
1 transaction
$6,600
5
COWDEN, DUKE
1 transaction
$6,600
6
MARSHALL, EVERETT PIERCE JR
1 transaction
$6,600
7
RATHBONE, MONROE JACK
1 transaction
$6,600
8
RATHBONE, RANDEE
1 transaction
$6,600
9
SPEAR, NANCY G.
1 transaction
$6,600
10
SPEAR, NELSON B.
1 transaction
$6,600
11
ANGELO, ERNEST JR
1 transaction
$6,600
12
HOLMES, MARY JANE
1 transaction
$6,600
13
HOLMES, WILLIAM L.
1 transaction
$6,600
14
PEROT, H ROSS JR.
1 transaction
$6,600
15
STALLINGS, JAMIE
1 transaction
$6,600
16
STALLINGS, KYLE L.
1 transaction
$6,600
17
ROSS, TARA
1 transaction
$6,600
18
COVINGTON, GARY N.
1 transaction
$6,600
19
DUKE, HEIDI
1 transaction
$6,600
20
HILL, HARLAN
1 transaction
$6,600

Cosponsors & Their Campaign Finance

This bill has 10 cosponsors. Below are their top campaign contributors.

Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]

ID: H001096

Top Contributors

10

1
COW CREEK BAND OF UMPQUA TRIBE OF INDIANS
OrganizationROSEBURG, OR
$5,000
Aug 6, 2024
2
PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS
OrganizationTACOMA, WA
$3,700
Mar 4, 2024
3
CHEROKEE NATION
OrganizationTAHLEQUAH, OK
$3,300
Dec 22, 2023
4
PECHANGA BAND OF INDIANS
OrganizationTEMECULA, CA
$3,300
Dec 22, 2023
5
SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY
OrganizationPRIOR LAKE, MN
$3,300
Nov 6, 2023
6
SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND MIWOK INDIANS
OrganizationSHINGLE SPRINGS, CA
$3,300
Dec 22, 2023
7
MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS
OrganizationBANNING, CA
$3,300
Mar 29, 2024
8
HPUL PROJECT OPERATIONS
OrganizationUPPER LAKE, CA
$3,300
Sep 6, 2024
9
MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE
OrganizationAUBURN, WA
$3,300
Sep 6, 2024
10
AK-CHIN INDIAN COMMUNITY OPERATIONS ACCOUNT
OrganizationMARICOPA, AZ
$3,300
Sep 13, 2024

Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14]

ID: G000596

Top Contributors

10

1
PREWETT SERVICES LLC
OrganizationSOUTHAVEN, MS
$5,000
Jun 14, 2023
2
PREWETT SERVICES LLC
OrganizationSOUTHAVEN, MS
$1,700
Jun 14, 2023
3
THE WETZEL FAMILY TRUST
OrganizationLAS VEGAS, NV
$250
Jun 28, 2024
4
LUKE, DON MR
RETIREDRETIRED
IndividualPHOENIX, AZ
$11,600
Mar 13, 2023
5
RADGOWSKI, STEVEN
IndividualNORTHPORT, NY
$7,300
Dec 31, 2023
6
HAHN, SAMUEL
RETIREDRETIRED
IndividualFAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, IL
$6,600
Aug 30, 2024
7
ELLIOTT, BEVERLY B MS
RETIREDRETIRED
IndividualMOUNT JULIET, TN
$6,600
Mar 16, 2023
8
MCMANUS, DEBORAH
RETIREDRETIRED
IndividualLIVERMORE, CA
$6,600
Mar 18, 2023
9
FORSYTHE, GERALD R
INDECK ENERGY SERVICESCEO
IndividualNAPLES, FL
$6,600
May 31, 2023
10
KNIGHT, JZ
RETIREDRETIRED
IndividualYELM, WA
$6,600
May 24, 2023

Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]

ID: W000806

Top Contributors

10

1
SILVERMAN, JEFFREY
IndividualSURFSIDE, FL
$6,600
Apr 18, 2024
2
BRADLEY, JACQUELINE
RETIREDRETIRED
IndividualKESWICK, VA
$6,600
Apr 15, 2024
3
SILVERMAN, JEFFREY
RETIREDRETIRED
IndividualSURFSIDE, FL
$6,600
Feb 15, 2024
4
FILBURN, MARK
WHITESTONE CONSTRUCTIONPRESIDENT
IndividualLONGWOOD, FL
$3,400
Jun 26, 2024
5
FILBURN, MARK
IndividualLONGWOOD, FL
$3,400
Sep 4, 2024
6
ASNESS, CLIFF
AQREXECUTIVE
IndividualNEW YORK, NY
$3,300
Jun 6, 2024
7
ASNESS, LAUREL
MARCUM LLPEXECUTIVE
IndividualNEW YORK, NY
$3,300
Jun 6, 2024
8
BEUCHER, NICK
CEOTAVISTOCK FINANCIAL CORPORATION
IndividualORLANDO, FL
$3,300
May 28, 2024
9
BRADLEY, JACQUELINE
RETIREDRETIRED
IndividualKESWICK, VA
$3,300
Apr 18, 2024
10
DEVORE, DEBBIE
SEA & SHORELINEACCOUNTANT
IndividualWINTER GARDEN, FL
$3,300
May 31, 2024

Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2]

ID: C001132

Top Contributors

10

1
AK-CHIN INDIAN COMMUNITY
OrganizationMARICOPA, AZ
$3,300
Mar 31, 2024
2
AK-CHIN INDIAN COMMUNITY
OrganizationMARICOPA, AZ
$3,300
Sep 16, 2024
3
STALLINGS, KYLE MR.
IndividualMIDLAND, TX
$10,000
Oct 14, 2024
4
HILL, VERNON
IndividualMOORESTOWN, NJ
$7,318
Jul 11, 2024
5
STALLINGS, KYLE MR.
IndividualMIDLAND, TX
$6,600
Mar 1, 2023
6
MIRELES, OMAR
HSL PROPERTIESREAL ESTATE DEVELOPER
IndividualTUCSON, AZ
$6,600
Mar 29, 2023
7
ADAMS, MICHAEL A.
RETIREDRETIRED
IndividualMCLEAN, VA
$6,600
Jun 30, 2024
8
ADAMS, MICHAEL A.
RETIREDRETIRED
IndividualMCLEAN, VA
$6,600
Jun 30, 2024
9
HINMAN, ROY H. MR. II
ISLAND DOCTORSFOUNDER/CEO
IndividualST. AUGUSTINE, FL
$6,600
Apr 4, 2023
10
KEMMERER, KAREN
RETIREDRETIRED
IndividualJACKSON, WY
$6,600
Apr 6, 2023

Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2]

ID: B001317

Top Contributors

10

1
COMMUNITY BANCSHARES OF MS PAC
OrganizationFOREST, MS
$1,000
Apr 18, 2023
2
NILKNOC LLC
OrganizationSTIGLER, OK
$300
Apr 8, 2024
3
GREEMAN, WALTER M MRS.
SELF EMPLOYEDRANCHER
IndividualTISHOMINGO, OK
$6,600
Oct 24, 2024
4
HINMAN, ROY H
FLAGLER HOSPITALFAMILY MEDICINE DOCTOR
IndividualST AUGUSTINE, FL
$6,600
Jan 23, 2024
5
LOMANGINO, ANTHONY
RETIREDRETIRED
IndividualPALM BEACH, FL
$6,600
Feb 27, 2024
6
LOMANGINO, LYNDA
HOMEMAKERHOMEMAKER
IndividualPALM BEACH, FL
$6,600
Feb 27, 2024
7
ASBJORNSON, SCOTT
SELF EMPLOYEDPRIVATE INVESTOR
IndividualTULSA, OK
$6,600
Jun 5, 2023
8
JAQUISH, GAIL
JURIX INCPSYCHOLOGIST
IndividualAUSTIN, TX
$6,600
Sep 26, 2023
9
KENNINGER, STEVEN
QMO LLCINVESTOR
IndividualAUSTIN, TX
$6,600
Sep 27, 2023
10
LOMANGINO, ANTHONY
RETIREDRETIRED
IndividualPALM BEACH, FL
$6,600
Jul 24, 2023

Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]

ID: F000469

Top Contributors

10

1
ROBU, ELI
AJ GENERAL CONTRACTORSCONSTRUCTION
IndividualWORLEY, ID
$3,300
Aug 4, 2024
2
SCOTT, JB
SELF EMPLOYEDREAL ESTATE DEVELOPER
IndividualBOISE, ID
$3,300
Apr 16, 2024
3
VANDERSLOOT, FRANK
MELALEUCACEO
IndividualIDAHO FALLS, ID
$3,300
May 1, 2024
4
TURLINGTON, SCOTT
TAMARACK RESORTHOSPITALITY
IndividualTAMARACK, ID
$3,300
Apr 20, 2024
5
VANDERSLOOT, BELINDA
HOMEMAKERHOMEMAKER
IndividualIDAHO FALLS, ID
$3,300
May 1, 2024
6
BENNETT, BRETT
BENNETT LUMBERPRESIDENT
IndividualMOSCOW, ID
$3,300
Oct 28, 2023
7
WILLIAMS, LARRY
TREE TOP RANCHESOWNER
IndividualBOISE, ID
$3,300
Feb 13, 2024
8
CENTERS, JAKE
RETIREDRETIRED
IndividualMERIDIAN, ID
$3,300
Feb 15, 2024
9
ROOPE, CALEB
THE PACIFIC COMPANIESCEO
IndividualEAGLE, ID
$3,300
Mar 4, 2024
10
ROOPE, CALEB
THE PACIFIC COMPANIESCEO
IndividualEAGLE, ID
$3,300
Mar 4, 2024

Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]

ID: C001120

Top Contributors

10

1
CHEVRON
OrganizationSAN RAMON, CA
$5,000
Sep 4, 2024
2
COMPLETE EMERGENCY CARE HOLDING LLC
OrganizationSOUTHLAKE, TX
$3,500
Mar 11, 2024
3
SANDLIAN REALTY
OrganizationWICHITA, KS
$1,000
Feb 7, 2024
4
ALABAMA-COUSHATTA TRIBE
OrganizationLIVINGSTON, TX
$1,000
Sep 30, 2024
5
RUSSELL W H KRIDEL MD PA
OrganizationHOUSTON, TX
$250
Feb 28, 2023
6
JONES RANCH LLC
OrganizationCORPUS CHRISTI, TX
$250
Mar 13, 2024
7
MAFRIGE, DAVID
SELFCOMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS
IndividualHOUSTON, TX
$9,900
Jun 21, 2023
8
MAFRIGE, DAVID
SELFCOMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS
IndividualHOUSTON, TX
$9,900
Jun 21, 2023
9
ODEN, KEITH
CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUSTEXECUTIVE VICE CHAIRMAN
IndividualHOUSTON, TX
$9,900
Jun 27, 2023
10
ODEN, KEITH
CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUSTEXECUTIVE VICE CHAIRMAN
IndividualHOUSTON, TX
$9,900
Jun 27, 2023

Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]

ID: H001077

Top Contributors

10

1
HEBERT, MARC
JONES WALKERATTORNEY
IndividualMETAIRIE, LA
$3,500
Sep 8, 2024
2
HAMER, GREGORY J MR. SR
B&G FOOD ENTERPRISES LLC.CORP. SECRETARY
IndividualMORGAN CITY, LA
$3,300
Nov 25, 2024
3
FREY, GERARD A.
SELF EMPLOYEDFARMERS
IndividualIOTA, LA
$3,300
Nov 5, 2024
4
CRAPPEL, ADAM
AE OFFICE MACHINESPRESIDENT
IndividualPATTERSON, LA
$3,300
Mar 31, 2023
5
UIHLEIN, RICHARD
ULINECEO
IndividualLAKE BLUFF, IL
$3,300
Jan 26, 2023
6
BOLLINGER, DONALD
RETIREDRETIRED
IndividualNEW ORLEANS, LA
$3,300
Mar 7, 2023
7
BOLLINGER, DONALD
RETIREDRETIRED
IndividualNEW ORLEANS, LA
$3,300
Mar 7, 2023
8
COOLEY, WILLIAM
RETIREDRETIRED
IndividualWEST PALM BEACH, FL
$3,300
Mar 7, 2023
9
HAMER, GREGORY J MR. SR
BG FOOD ENTERPRISES LLCEXECUTIVE
IndividualMORGAN CITY, LA
$3,300
Mar 12, 2024
10
DAVIS, JORDAN
WESTERN CONSTRUCTION ROOFINGSALES PROJECT MANAGER
IndividualHARRISON, ID
$3,300
Jan 9, 2024

Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]

ID: C001115

Top Contributors

10

1
BUTLER CONSULTING
OrganizationPORT LAVACA, TX
$250
Oct 25, 2024
2
BURDGE, THOMAS R
VP OF ACCOUNTING
IndividualVICTORIA, TX
$6,600
Oct 3, 2024
3
BORCHERS, CHARLA
RANCHINGINVESTMENTS
IndividualVICTORIA, TX
$6,600
Oct 2, 2024
4
BURDGE, THOMAS R
VP OF ACCOUNTING
IndividualVICTORIA, TX
$6,600
Oct 3, 2024
5
ATNIP, CHAR
IndividualCORPUS CHRISTI, TX
$3,300
Sep 30, 2024
6
ATNIP, CLIF
IndividualCORPUS CHRISTI, TX
$3,300
Oct 28, 2024
7
BURDGE, TAMI
IndividualVICTORIA, TX
$3,300
Oct 28, 2024
8
RAMIREZ, PHILIP
TURNER, RAMIREZ & ASSOCIATES, INC.ARCHITECT
IndividualCORPUS CHRISTI, TX
$3,300
Jan 4, 2024
9
PARKER, ROBERT E.
REPCON INC.PRESIDENT
IndividualCORPUS CHRISTI, TX
$3,300
Jan 12, 2024
10
TROXLER, JOSEPH G.
RETIREDRETIRED
IndividualCORDOVA, TN
$3,300
Jan 16, 2024

Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]

ID: D000626

Top Contributors

10

1
CASCARILLA, CHARLES
PAXOSCEO
IndividualMIAMI, FL
$6,600
Apr 22, 2024
2
CASCARILLA, MARISSA
NAHOMEMAKER
IndividualMIAMI, FL
$6,600
Apr 22, 2024
3
FISHER, KENNETH
FISHER INVESTMENTSEXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
IndividualPLANO, TX
$6,600
May 22, 2024
4
FISHER, SHERRILYN
PLANO 6500 LLCMEMBER
IndividualPLANO, TX
$6,600
May 22, 2024
5
GROW, RICHARD
RETIREDRETIRED
IndividualCINCINNATI, OH
$6,600
Mar 10, 2023
6
ROBINSON, ROBERT S
SELF EMPLOYEDENTREPRENEUR
IndividualFAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, OH
$6,600
May 5, 2023
7
BEAMAN, LEE
BEAMAN VENTURESINVESTOR
IndividualNASHVILLE, TN
$6,600
Apr 13, 2023
8
PHELAN, BRENT J
PHELAN INSURANCEINSURANCE
IndividualWEST CHESTER, OH
$6,600
Apr 19, 2023
9
RICKETTS, J. PETER
IndividualOMAHA, NE
$6,600
Jun 30, 2023
10
UIHLEIN, RICHARD
ULINECEO / OWNER
IndividualLAKE FOREST, IL
$5,800
Jan 26, 2023

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Industry Impact

Which industries are materially affected by specific provisions in this bill. 1 helped, 1 harmed.

  • Section 2(a) repeals Section 248 of title 18, which prohibits interference with access to reproductive health clinics; removing this prohibition benefits clinics and associated health systems by reducing legal protections for patients and staff.

  • While not directly targeting education, the repeal of clinic access protections may increase legal risks and protests near healthcare facilities, potentially affecting campus health services and student well-being, imposing indirect costs on for-profit education institutions with health programs.

Who funds the sponsor on these industries

For each industry this bill affects, here's what the sponsor (Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21])received from donors associated with that industry during the 2022–present cycles. Donations are not proof of intent — they are a record of who funds the people writing the law.

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Project 2025 Policy Matches

This bill shows semantic similarity to the following sections of the Project 2025 policy document.

Introduction

Moderate68.2%
Pages: 530-532

— 497 — Department of Health and Human Services l OCR should withdraw its Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)86 guidance on abortion. OCR should withdraw its June 2022 guidance87 that purports to address patient privacy concerns following the Dobbs decision but is actually a politicized statement in favor of abortion and against Dobbs. HIPAA covers patients in the womb, but this guidance treats them as nonpersons contrary to law. The guidance is unnecessary and contributes to ideologically motivated fearmongering about abortion after Dobbs. AUTHOR’S NOTE: The preparation of this chapter was a collective enterprise of selfless individuals involved in the 2025 Presidential Transition Project. All contributors to this chapter are listed at the front of this volume and include former officials in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies, as well as academics, attorneys, and experts in the health care and insurance fields.

Introduction

Moderate66.4%
Pages: 530-532

— 497 — Department of Health and Human Services l OCR should withdraw its Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)86 guidance on abortion. OCR should withdraw its June 2022 guidance87 that purports to address patient privacy concerns following the Dobbs decision but is actually a politicized statement in favor of abortion and against Dobbs. HIPAA covers patients in the womb, but this guidance treats them as nonpersons contrary to law. The guidance is unnecessary and contributes to ideologically motivated fearmongering about abortion after Dobbs. AUTHOR’S NOTE: The preparation of this chapter was a collective enterprise of selfless individuals involved in the 2025 Presidential Transition Project. All contributors to this chapter are listed at the front of this volume and include former officials in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies, as well as academics, attorneys, and experts in the health care and insurance fields. — 498 — Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise ENDNOTES 1. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Strategic Plan, FY 2018–2022, p. 50, https://aspe.hhs.gov/ sites/default/files/documents/feac346aca967bfadc446398679e14ec/hhs-strategic-plan-fy-2018-2022.pdf (accessed February 7, 2023). 2. “Strategic Goal 1: Protect and Strengthen Equitable Access to High Quality and Affordable Healthcare” in ibid. “In the context of HHS, this Strategic Plan adopts the definition of underserved communities listed in Executive Order 13985: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities through the Federal Government to refer to ‘populations sharing a particular characteristic, as well as geographic communities, who have been systematically denied a full opportunity to participate in aspects of economic, social, and civic life’; this definition includes individuals who belong to underserved communities that have been denied such treatment, such as Black, Latino, and Indigenous and Native American persons, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and other persons of color; members of religious minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) persons; persons with disabilities; persons who live in rural areas; and persons otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality. Individuals may belong to more than one underserved community and face intersecting barriers. This definition applies to the terms underserved communities and underserved populations throughout this Strategic Plan.” Ibid. Emphasis in original. 3. Karen Weintraub, “Americans’ Life Expectancy Continues to Fall, Erasing Health Gains of the Last Quarter Century,” USA Today, December 22, 2022, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/12/22/us-life- expectancy-continues-fall-erasing-25-years-health-gains/10937418002/ (accessed February 6, 2023). 4. Apoorva Mandavilli, “The C.D.C. Isn’t Publishing Large Portions of the Data It Collects,” The New York Times, updated February 22, 2022, https://www.congress.gov/117/meeting/house/114450/documents/HHRG-117- IF02-20220302-SD004.pdf (accessed March 22, 2023). 5. Zachary B. Sluzala and Edmund F. Haislmaier, “Lessons from COVID-19: How Policymakers Should Reform the Regulation of Clinical Testing,” Heritage Foundation Backgrounder No. 3696, March 28, 2022, https://www. heritage.org/public-health/report/lessons-covid-19-how-policymakers-should-reform-the-regulation-clinical. 6. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (C),” https://www.cdc.gov/maso/pdf/cdcmiss.pdf (March 16, 2023). 7. Judith Garber, “CDC ‘Disclaimers’ Hide Financial Conflicts of Interest,” Lown Institute Accountability Blog, November 6, 2019, https://lowninstitute.org/cdc-disclaimers-hide-financial-conflicts-of-interest/ (accessed February 6, 2023). 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— 495 — Department of Health and Human Services l HHS should restore OCR authority to review requests for and render opinions on the application of RFRA to requests for religious accommodation of people, families, and doctors who cannot in good conscience take or administer vaccines, including those made or tested with aborted fetal cell lines. l HHS should restore Section 1557, Section 504, and other OCR regulations and fix guidance documents. In 2020, the Trump Administration’s OCR published regulations under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act that restored the agency’s enforcement of that law to the limits of its statutory text, deferred to the ACA’s widespread use of a binary biological conception of sex discrimination, and specified that the regulation must comply with the religious exemption and abortion neutrality clauses in Title IX from which it is derived as well as the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and other laws. Courts blocked core provisions of that rule from going into effect. In 2022, the Biden Administration proposed to reinstate a rule contradicting the scope of the statute and imposing nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. It is expected that this rule will be finalized in 2023 even though several courts have issued rulings against the interpretation on which it is based. l OCR should return its enforcement of sex discrimination to the statutory framework of Section 1557 and Title IX. Specifically, it should: 1. Remove all guidance issued under the Biden Administration concerning sexual orientation and gender identity under Section 1557, particularly the May 2021 announcement of enforcement82 and March 2022 statement threatening states that protect minors from genital mutilation.83 2. Issue a general statement of policy specifying that it will not enforce any prohibition on sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in the Section 1557 regulation and that it will prioritize compliance with the First Amendment, RFRA, and federal conscience laws in any case implicating those claims. DOJ should commit to defending these actions aggressively against inevitable court challenges, including under cases such as Heckler v. Chaney.84 — 496 — Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise 3. Issue a proposed rule to restore the Trump regulations under Section 1557, explicitly interpreting the law not to include sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination based on the textual approach to male and female biology taken by Congress in the ACA, the need to recognize biological distinctions as part of the sound practice of health care, and the need to ensure protections of medical judgment and conscience. DOJ should agree to defend this rule to the Supreme Court if necessary. 4. Issue a general statement of policy announcing that it plans to enforce Section 1557 discrimination bans by refocusing on serious cases of race, sex, and disability discrimination. In particular, OCR should highlight its 2019 investigation and voluntary resolution agreement with Michigan State University based on the sexual abuse of gymnasts by Larry Nassar. OCR should also coordinate with the Department of Education on a public education and civil rights enforcement campaign to ensure that female college athletes who become pregnant are no longer pressured to obtain abortions; pursue race discrimination claims against entities that adopt or impose racially discriminatory policies such as those based on critical race theory; and announce its intention to enforce disability rights laws to protect children born prematurely, children with disabilities, and children born alive after abortions. 5. Issue and finalize the Trump-era draft disability rights regulations concerning crisis standards of care and use of Quality of Life Adjusted Years (QALYs), and reissue and finalize a disability regulation (withdrawn by the Biden Administration) that prohibited discriminatory application of assisted suicide and denial of life-saving treatments for disabled newborns. l OCR should withdraw its pharmacy abortion mandate guidance. OCR should withdraw its “Obligations Under Federal Civil Rights Laws to Ensure Access to Comprehensive Reproductive Health Care Services” guidance for retail pharmacies,85 which purports to address nondiscrimination obligations of pharmacies under federal civil rights laws and in fact orders them to stock and dispense first-trimester abortion drugs. The guidance invents this so-called requirement and fails to acknowledge that pharmacies and pharmacists have the right not to participate in abortions, including pill-induced abortions, if doing so would violate their sincere moral or religious objections. Moreover, no federal civil rights laws preempt state pro-life statutes.

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