Restrict federal abortion-access policy and funding
Project 2025 proposes ending taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers. Section 71113 of Public Law 119-21 imposed a one-year Medicaid funding restriction on defined prohibited entities.
Project 2025 said
Policymakers should end taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood and all other abortion providers and redirect funding to health centers that provide real health care for women.
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Compared with
Government did
Match: Strong Alignment
Public Law 119-21
The budget reconciliation law changed specified clean-energy tax provisions, Medicaid rules, and federal student-aid and repayment provisions, among many other subjects.
Section 71113
Temporary Medicaid payment restriction for qualifying prohibited entities
The PRD describes a one-year restriction beginning July 4, 2025 and notes litigation affecting implementation.
Action type
Federal Statute
Identifier
Public Law 119-21
Current status
Expired
In effect
No
Last verified
August 16, 2026
Why this match
Section 71113 temporarily restricted Medicaid payments to defined prohibited entities, strongly aligning with the funding objective for its one-year statutory period.
How this can change
Reversibility: Difficult
Congressional Repeal Or Amendment
The expired or litigated provision remains part of the historical record; future statutory restrictions would require legislative action.
Authority: Congress · President · Courts · States
Litigation
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. v. Kennedy
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 25-1698; 25-1755
Current status: Preliminary injunctions vacated; statutory provision expired
On December 12, 2025, the First Circuit vacated preliminary injunctions against section 71113. The provision nevertheless expired by its own one-year term on July 4, 2026.
Injunction scope: No preliminary injunction remained after the appellate decision; the one-year provision is no longer in effect.
Appeal: First Circuit decision issued December 12, 2025
Legislative votes
Senate roll call 372
119th Congress · July 1, 2025 · Passed 51–50, with the Vice President voting yea
On Passage of H.R. 1, as amended
House roll call 190
119th Congress · July 3, 2025 · Passed 218–214
On motion that the House concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1