MississippiMississippi resolution would urge Congress to repeal the FACE Act
Mississippi’s proposed resolution would urge Congress to repeal the FACE Act and praise President Trump for pardoning or granting clemency to 23 people.
What it does
The resolution would urge Congress to repeal the federal law on access to clinics and ask the president to sign the repeal bills.
The resolution would urge Mississippi’s members of Congress to support repeal and praise President Trump for granting pardons or clemency to 23 people.
Argument forRepealing the FACE Act could reduce the risk that federal prosecutors use it against people protesting outside abortion clinics.
Argument againstRepealing the FACE Act could remove a federal tool for stopping people from blocking access to abortion clinics and pregnancy resource centers.
More detail
The proposed resolution would urge Congress to repeal the FACE Act and ask the president to sign the repeal bills. The requests concern H.R. 589 and S. 223, which the resolution identifies as bills to repeal the federal FACE Act. These are requests to federal officials; the resolution would not change federal law.
The proposed resolution would urge Mississippi’s members of Congress to support the repeal bills and commend President Trump for pardons or clemency granted to 23 people. It names Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker and Representatives Trent Kelly, Bennie Thompson, Michael Guest, and Mike Ezell. The resolution would express the Senate’s requested position; it would not require federal lawmakers or the president to act.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 15Died In CommitteeDied
- Jan 29Referred To RulesIntroduced
Government & EthicsCriminal Justice