Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has tasked a trio of GOP senators to come up with a plan to defund Planned Parenthood before the August recess, although the measure is almost certain to be defeated amid Democratic resistance.

Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) are trying to hash out a deal about how exactly to move forward on a proposal.

The Senate will vote next week on a GOP bill that could eliminate the $540 million in government funding the group receives, according to Republican aides. Also under consideration is a narrower provision that would put in place a moratorium on funding for the group until a congressional investigation is completed into alleged sales of fetal tissue from abortions.

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