I believe it is time to stop using taxpayer dollars to fund abortion services and focus on life-saving resources that value the life of both the mother and the child.
Will work to stop taxpayer funding for abortion services and focus on life-saving resources for mothers and children.
Occurrences
Evidence
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H.R.7 was introduced January 9, 2023, with Rep. Mann listed among the original sponsors/cosponsors. The bill text states: "To prohibit taxpayer funded abortions" and would bar federal funds from being spent for abortion or health benefits coverage that includes abortion, with exceptions for rape, incest, or life of the mother.
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] as an original cosponsor of H.R.7 on 01/09/2023. The bill status shown is Introduced, with latest action on 12/17/2024 referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] as an original cosponsor of H.R.7 on 01/22/2025. The bill status shown is Introduced, with latest action referral to House committees on 01/22/2025.
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Congress.gov says H.R.6918 passed the House on January 18, 2024 by 214-208. The CRS summary says the bill would protect certain pregnancy-center expenditures for centers that support protecting the life of the mother and unborn child and offer resources such as prenatal and pregnancy education, pregnancy testing, diapers, baby clothes, or material supports.
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 17 on H.R.6918, Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, as On Passage, Status: Passed, 214 yea to 208 nay. The all-votes table records Mann, Republican, Kansas, voting Yea.
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Congress.gov shows H.R.1 became Public Law No. 119-21 on 07/04/2025. It passed the House on 05/22/2025, passed the Senate on 07/01/2025, and the House agreed to the Senate amendment on 07/03/2025.
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Section 71113, Federal Payments to Prohibited Entities, states that no federal direct-spending Medicaid funds shall be used to make payments to a prohibited entity for items and services during the one-year period beginning on enactment. A prohibited entity includes certain nonprofit essential community providers primarily engaged in family planning, reproductive health, and related care that provide abortions outside rape, incest, or life-endangerment exceptions and exceeded $800,000 in Medicaid expenditures in FY2023.
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 145 on H.R.1, Vote Question: On Passage, Status: Passed, 215 yea, 214 nay, 1 present. The all-votes table records Mann, Republican, Kansas, voting Yea.
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 190 on H.R.1, Vote Question: On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment, Status: Passed, 218 Aye to 214 No. The all-votes table records Mann, Republican, Kansas, voting Aye.
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DHCS states that Section 71113 of H.R. 1, Public Law 119-21, affected providers from July 4, 2025 through July 3, 2026; effective July 4, 2026, the one-year restriction on federal payments to prohibited entities is no longer in effect and affected Medi-Cal providers may resume claims for covered services.
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Congress.gov lists H.R.7 as introduced and referred to House committees on January 22, 2025, with bill status still at Introduced. The CRS summary says the bill would prohibit federal funds for abortions or health coverage that includes abortions and would make Hyde-type restrictions permanent and apply them to all federal funds.
Assessments
Mann materially supported relevant federal action by cosponsoring broad No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion bills, voting for H.R.1/Public Law 119-21's one-year Medicaid payment restriction for certain abortion-providing entities, and backing House-passed pregnancy-center support legislation. However, the broad permanent funding ban did not become law, the enacted restriction was narrow and temporary, and the mothers-and-children resource bill passed only the House. This supports partial fulfillment with documented effort, not full delivery.
Mann materially supported the promised policy direction by cosponsoring broad No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion legislation in the 118th and 119th Congresses, voting for H.R.6918 to support pregnancy-center resources for mothers and children, and voting for H.R.1, which became Public Law 119-21 in 2025. That enacted law included a targeted one-year Medicaid direct-spending restriction for certain abortion-providing entities, so there was a real later-term policy result tied to his vote. However, it was temporary and limited, while the broader permanent ban on taxpayer funding for abortion and the mothers-and-children resource bill did not become law. This supports partial fulfillment rather than full delivery.