HR 5151 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Freedom of Choice Act

Introduced Apr 6, 2006 Originated House Sponsor Jerrold Nadler D-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 6, 2006 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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. IntroducedApr 6, 2006
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Freedom of Choice Act - Declares that it is the policy of the United States that every woman has the fundamental right to choose to: (1) bear a child; (2) terminate a pregnancy prior to fetal viability; or (3) terminate a pregnancy after fetal viability when necessary to protect her life or her health.

Prohibits a governmental entity from: (1) denying or interfering with a woman's right to exercise such choices; or (2) discriminating against the exercise of those rights in the regulation or provision of benefits, facilities, services, or information. Provides that such prohibition shall apply retroactively.

Authorizes an individual aggrieved by a violation of this Act to obtain appropriate relief, including relief against a governmental entity, in a civil action.

Cosponsors 67

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 6, 2006 to Sep 29, 2006; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalApr 6, 2006
D-CABob FilnerOriginalApr 6, 2006
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalApr 6, 2006
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalApr 6, 2006
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalApr 6, 2006
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalApr 6, 2006
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalApr 6, 2006
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalApr 6, 2006
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalApr 6, 2006
D-CAJane HarmanOriginalApr 6, 2006
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalApr 6, 2006
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalApr 6, 2006
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalApr 6, 2006
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalApr 6, 2006
D-CALois CappsOriginalApr 6, 2006
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalApr 6, 2006
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalApr 6, 2006
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalApr 6, 2006
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalApr 6, 2006
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalApr 6, 2006
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalApr 6, 2006
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalApr 6, 2006
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerMay 4, 2006
D-MABarney FrankMay 4, 2006
I-VTBernard SandersMay 4, 2006
D-MNBetty McCollumMay 4, 2006
D-MABill DelahuntMay 4, 2006
D-MDChris Van HollenMay 4, 2006
R-CTChristopher ShaysMay 4, 2006
D-ILDanny K. DavisMay 4, 2006
D-NCDavid E. PriceMay 4, 2006
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzMay 4, 2006
D-OHDennis J. KucinichMay 4, 2006
D-NJDonald M. PayneMay 4, 2006
D-HIEd CaseMay 4, 2006
D-AZEd PastorMay 4, 2006
D-MDElijah E. CummingsMay 4, 2006
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.May 4, 2006
D-NYGary L. AckermanMay 4, 2006
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanMay 4, 2006
D-MAJames P. McGovernMay 4, 2006
D-WAJay InsleeMay 4, 2006
D-TXLloyd DoggettMay 4, 2006
D-CALynn C. WoolseyMay 4, 2006
D-CAMichael M. HondaMay 4, 2006
D-CAMike ThompsonMay 4, 2006
D-ILRahm EmanuelMay 4, 2006
D-WARick LarsenMay 4, 2006
D-NJRush HoltMay 4, 2006
D-MORuss CarnahanMay 4, 2006
D-CASam FarrMay 4, 2006
D-NVShelley BerkleyMay 4, 2006
D-NYSteve IsraelMay 4, 2006
D-METhomas H. AllenMay 4, 2006
D-CAZoe LofgrenMay 4, 2006
D-OREarl BlumenauerJun 15, 2006
D-INJulia CarsonJun 15, 2006
D-HINeil AbercrombieJun 15, 2006
D-NJSteven R. RothmanJun 15, 2006
D-CASusan A. DavisJun 15, 2006
D-CATom LantosJun 15, 2006
D-CAFortney Pete StarkSep 29, 2006
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoSep 29, 2006
D-WIGwen MooreSep 29, 2006
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.Sep 29, 2006
D-NYJoseph CrowleySep 29, 2006
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsSep 29, 2006

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Apr 6, 2006

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 6, 2006Introduced in House
  2. Apr 6, 2006Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2593Freedom of Choice ActIdentical billApr 6, 2006

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To protect, consistent with Roe v. Wade, a woman's freedom to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Freedom of Choice Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 6, 2006Introduced in House

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