Lawmaker urges amendment to bar abortion funding in HR 9087

A lawmaker on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs urged colleagues to adopt an amendment to HR 9087 that would bar any funds in the general provisions bill from being used to pay for abortion, including through foreign-aid programs.

The lawmaker said the amendment draws “a clear line,” telling colleagues, “Not one dime of US taxpayer money will go toward funding abortions abroad.” The speaker argued the State Department should focus on advancing American national interests, promoting freedom and protecting human rights rather than using diplomatic resources to support abortion access.

The speaker framed the amendment as a matter of fiscal responsibility and moral principle, saying American taxpayers “should never be forced to subsidize abortion” and urging colleagues to support the measure to ensure the bill cannot be used, directly or indirectly, to fund abortions. The transcript records argument in favor of the amendment but does not include a formal motion text, a seconder, or a vote outcome in the provided segments.

The discussion referenced HR 9087 by name as the general provisions bill under consideration and specifically called out the State Department’s budget and foreign-aid funding as the channels the amendment would limit if adopted. The transcript does not record any opposing remarks, amendments language text beyond the described prohibition, or a vote on the amendment.

The committee discussion continued after these remarks; the provided segments do not show a final procedural resolution on the amendment.