I will vote against government funding of abortion services and will vote to defund Planned Parenthood.
Vote against government funding of abortion services and vote to defund Planned Parenthood.
Occurrences
Massie introduced H.R. 5302, titled the No Funds for Foreign Abortions Act, which would prohibit U.S. funds from being provided to foreign governments or organizations that subsidize or promote abortion.
Evidence
Massie introduced H.R. 5302, titled the No Funds for Foreign Abortions Act, which would prohibit U.S. funds from being provided to foreign governments or organizations that subsidize or promote abortion; Congress.gov lists the bill as introduced and referred to House Foreign Affairs.
The Clerk records Massie voting Aye on the rule for H. Res. 1009, which set up consideration of H.R. 6945, H.R. 6359, and H.J. Res. 140; this is a recent House floor vote, but the page does not show a direct vote on Planned Parenthood defunding or abortion-services funding.
Massie’s official vote record shows he voted Nay on H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, on January 22, 2026, alongside other appropriations-related votes in the current Congress.
The Clerk lists Roll Call 65 on H.R. 7, vote question 'On Passage,' description 'To prohibit taxpayer funded abortions,' status passed 238-183. The member list records 'Massie Republican Kentucky KY Aye.'
The engrossed House text of H.R. 7 states the bill's purpose was 'To prohibit taxpayer funded abortions' and provides that no federally authorized or appropriated funds shall be expended for abortion or for health benefits coverage that includes abortion, with limited exceptions.
The Clerk lists Roll Call 505 on H.R. 3134, vote question 'On Passage,' title 'Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015,' status passed 241-187. The member list records 'Massie Republican Kentucky KY Aye.'
The House-passed text created a one-year moratorium on federal funding to Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its affiliates or clinics unless they certified they would not perform abortions or fund entities that perform abortions, subject to rape, incest, and life-endangerment exceptions.
Congress.gov records H.R. 3134 as passed by the House on September 18, 2015 by recorded vote 241-187, then read twice in the Senate and placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar on September 22, 2015. Its final status was 'Passed House,' not enacted.
The Clerk lists Roll Call 99 on H.J. Res. 43, a resolution disapproving the HHS rule on compliance with Title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients. The resolution passed 230-188, and the member list records 'Massie Republican Kentucky KY Aye.'
Public Law 115-23 states that Congress disapproved the HHS Title X subrecipient-selection rule and that the rule 'shall have no force or effect.' The law was approved April 13, 2017, after passing both chambers.
Congress.gov lists H.R. 5302, the No Funds for Foreign Abortions Act, sponsored by Rep. Thomas Massie and introduced September 11, 2025. The latest action is referral to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the bill status is introduced.
The introduced text of H.R. 5302 would prohibit U.S. foreign-assistance funds from being obligated or expended to foreign governments, NGOs, international organizations, or multilateral entities that perform, refer for, actively promote, or otherwise subsidize abortion-related activities, with stated exceptions.
The Clerk lists Roll Call 190 on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, vote question 'On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment,' status passed 218-214. The member list records 'Massie Republican Kentucky KY No.'
Assessments
Massie fulfilled the promise as a federal House member by casting direct votes matching both parts of the claim: he voted Aye on H.R. 7 in 2017 to prohibit taxpayer-funded abortions and Aye on H.R. 3134 in 2015, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act. The Planned Parenthood bill passed the House but was not enacted, yet the promise was framed as a voting commitment rather than a guarantee of enactment. Because these votes occurred in later congressional terms after the campaign context, timing is later_term.
Massie has materially acted in line with part of the promise by introducing H.R. 5302, the No Funds for Foreign Abortions Act, and by opposing a major appropriations bill. However, the supplied record does not establish that he cast a direct vote to defund Planned Parenthood or that the promised funding restrictions were enacted. Because the evidence shows serious same-term effort on abortion-funding policy but not full delivery of both promised components, partial credit is appropriate.