HR 2062 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Freedom of Choice for Women in the Uniformed Services Act

Introduced May 9, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Loretta Sanchez D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 22, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 9, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Freedom of Choice for Women in the Uniformed Services Act - Limits the prohibition against the use of any medical treatment facility of the Department of Defense to perform an abortion except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to full term or in the case of rape or incest to those facilities in the United States.

Cosponsors 35

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 9, 2003 to Nov 16, 2004; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MABarney FrankOriginalMay 9, 2003
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-CABob FilnerOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalMay 9, 2003
R-CTChristopher ShaysOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-CAEllen O. TauscherOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-CAJane HarmanOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-CAJoe BacaOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalMay 9, 2003
R-CTNancy L. JohnsonOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-NJRush HoltOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-CASam FarrOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-CATom LantosOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-CAMaxine WatersJul 9, 2003
D-MAJohn F. TierneyNov 21, 2003
D-WITammy BaldwinFeb 10, 2004
D-CABarbara LeeNov 16, 2004
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsNov 16, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred May 9, 2003
Total Force Subcommittee
Referred May 22, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 22, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
  2. May 9, 2003Introduced in House
  3. May 9, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To restore freedom of choice to women in the uniformed services serving outside the United States.
Short Titles as Introduced
Freedom of Choice for Women in the Uniformed Services Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 9, 2003Introduced in House

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