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118th Congress Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

H.R. 782: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Feb 2, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Feb 2, 2023

This bill prohibits anyone acting under state law from interfering with a person's ability to access out-of-state abortion services. (Abortion services include the use of any drugs that are approved to terminate pregnancies and any health care services related to an abortion, whether or not the services are provided at the same time or on the same day as the abortion.)

Specifically, the bill prohibits any person acting under state law from preventing, restricting, impeding, or retaliating against

  • health care providers who provide legal abortion services to out-of-state residents,
  • any person or entity who helps health care providers to provide such services,
  • any person who travels to another state to obtain such services,
  • any person or entity who helps another person travel to another state to obtain such services, or
  • the movement in interstate commerce of drugs that are approved to terminate pregnancies.
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The Department of Justice may enforce this bill through civil actions; the bill also establishes a private right of action for violations.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

0 votes on this bill

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

186

Who scored on this bill

18 points earned
  1. 1Lizzie Fletcher D-TX SponsorReached a cosponsor milestone, introduced4 events+18
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History

  1. Feb 2, 2023Introduced in the House by Lizzie Fletcher.
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  1. Feb 10, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Feb 8, 2023Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H746)
  3. Feb 2, 2023Introduced in House
  4. Feb 2, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.