HJR109 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arnold MooneyRepresentative

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Wes AllenRussell BedsoleChip BrownK.L. BrownTerri CollinsWill DismukesBrett EasterbrookCorley EllisTracy EstesDavid FaulknerVictor GastonTommy HanesMike HolmesSteve HurstReed IngramJamie KielWes KitchensNathaniel LedbetterPaul W. LeeCraig LipscombRhett MarquesMac McCutcheonSteve McMillanCharlotte MeadowsParker MooreEd OliverBill PooleChris PringleRex ReynoldsBen RobbinsProncey RobertsonChris SellsGinny ShaverRandall SheddHarry ShiverMatt SimpsonVan SmithAndrew SorrellJeff SorrellsKyle SouthScott StadthagenDavid StandridgeShane StringerRodney SullivanTim WadsworthAndy WhittRich WingoDebbie Wood

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Hyde Amendment, opposing reversal of

Summary

Alabama's House and Senate jointly adopt a resolution opposing the reversal of Hyde Amendment and related abortion-funding policies and urging Congress to maintain funding restrictions.

What This Bill Does

The bill states Alabama’s opposition to any repeal of the Hyde Amendment and to federal actions like undoing the Protect Life Rule and Mexico City Policy. It urges Congress to maintain bans on using federal funds for abortions, opposes administrative changes that would allow abortion funding through Title X, and calls for legislation prohibiting funding abortions overseas. It reinforces Alabama’s stance on protecting unborn life and asks federal lawmakers to act accordingly.

Who It Affects

• Alabama residents who support keeping federal restrictions on abortion funding, as reflected by the resolution.
• U.S. Congress and federal agencies (such as HHS) whose actions would be influenced or pressured to maintain or strengthen abortion-funding restrictions.

Key Provisions

• Oppose the repeal of the Hyde Amendment and encourage Congress to maintain the policy against federal funding of abortions.
• Oppose Health and Human Services' administrative action to repeal the Protect Life Rule and permit funding of abortions through Title X programs.
• Encourage Congress to address the Biden Administration's Executive Order repealing the Global Protect Life Policy (Mexico City Policy) by enacting legislation that prohibits the use of American tax dollars to fund abortions overseas.
• Call on Congress to take all appropriate actions necessary to protect unborn life in America.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative