Congressman Christopher H. Smith, District 4 | Official U.S. House headshot
Congressman Christopher H. Smith, District 4 | Official U.S. House headshot
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker from Mississippi and U.S. Representative Chris Smith of New Jersey have reintroduced the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025. This legislative proposal aims to make the Hyde Amendment permanent, which currently requires an annual congressional vote to prevent taxpayer dollars from funding abortions.
Representative Smith, co-chair of the Pro-Life Caucus and primary sponsor of the House bill H.R. 7, stated, “Lives are saved when federal taxpayer dollars are not available to pay for abortion and the demise of unborn babies.” He emphasized that most Americans do not support using tax money for abortions.
Senator Wicker expressed a similar sentiment: “Millions of Americans share my belief that unborn life should be protected in the womb. Using taxpayer dollars to fund abortions is wrong.”
Marilyn Musgrave, Vice President of Government Affairs at Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, supported the bill's reintroduction by saying, "No matter which party holds power in Washington, Americans should never be forced to fund the violence of abortion with their tax dollars."
Jeanne F. Mancini, President of March for Life Action, also praised Wicker and Smith's efforts: “We are grateful for Senator Roger Wicker and Congressman Chris Smith’s dedication to protecting life by reintroducing the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act.”
Brent Leatherwood, President of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, highlighted the importance of this legislation as a step towards advancing pro-life policy.
The proposed legislation includes several measures: prohibiting federal health insurance plans from covering abortions with federal funds; codifying existing amendments that prevent federal employee health care plans from funding abortion; banning abortions in federal health facilities; ensuring elective abortion is not tax-deductible; and restricting Affordable Care Act subsidies from covering plans that include abortion except in specific cases such as rape or incest.
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