Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., is pushing House GOP leadership to protect nurses who do not want to participate in abortion procedures in an upcoming must-pass spending bill.

Black, the former chairwoman of the House Budget Committee who is running for governor in Tennessee, sent a letter on Thursday to House leadership asking for the Conscience Protection Act to be included in the two-year “omnibus” spending bill that will get a vote later this month. The language would codify federal protections that prevent a hospital or health facility from discriminating against a provider that has objections to participating in abortion procedures.