Women's Health Protection Act of 2013
Latest action · Nov 15, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedNov 13, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Women's Health Protection Act of 2013 - Makes the following limitations and requirements concerning abortion services unlawful and prohibits their imposition or application by any government:
- a requirement that a medical professional perform specific tests or follow specific medical procedures, unless generally required in the case of medically comparable procedures;
- a limitation on an abortion provider's ability to delegate tasks, other than one applicable to medically comparable procedures;
- a limitation on an abortion provider's ability to prescribe or dispense drugs based on her or his good-faith medical judgment, other than one generally applicable;
- a limitation on an abortion provider's ability to provide abortion services via telemedicine, other than one generally applicable;
- a requirement or limitation concerning the physical plant, equipment, staffing, or hospital transfer arrangements of facilities where abortions are performed, or the credentials, hospital privileges, or status of personnel at such facilities that is not otherwise imposed where medically comparable procedures are performed;
- a requirement that, prior to obtaining an abortion, a woman make medically unnecessary visits to the provider of abortion services or to any individual or entity that does not provide such services; and
- a requirement or limitation that prohibits or restricts medical training for abortion procedures, other than one generally applicable to medically comparable procedures.
Makes unlawful a measure or action that restricts the provision of abortion services, or the facilities that provide them, that is similar to any of those described above if it singles out abortion services or make abortion services more difficult to access and does not significantly advance women's health or the safety of abortion services.
Provides standards for the making of a prima facie case in a civil action challenging such restrictions and factors to be considered by a court in determining whether a measure or action impedes access to abortion services.
Makes the following other restrictions on the performance of abortion unlawful and prohibits their imposition or application by any government:
- a prohibition or ban prior to fetal viability;
- a prohibition after fetal viability when, in the good-faith medical judgment of the treating physician, continuation of the pregnancy would pose a risk to the woman's life or health;
- a restriction that limits a woman's ability to obtain an immediate abortion when a health care professional believes, based on good-faith medical judgment, that delay would pose a risk to the woman's health; and
- a prohibition or restriction on obtaining an abortion prior to fetal viability based on a woman's reasons or perceived reasons or that requires her to state her reasons before obtaining an abortion prior to fetal viability.
Requires courts to liberally construe the provisions of this Act.
Authorizes the Attorney General or an individual or entity aggrieved by (or a health facility or medical professional adversely affected by) a violation of this Act, to commence a civil action for injunctive relief.
Preempts any provision enacted by a state or subdivision having the force of law that conflicts with any provision of this Act.
Cosponsors 132
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 13, 2013 to Nov 20, 2014, with 59 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-CA | Gloria Negrete McLeod | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Nov 15, 2013 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Nov 15, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Daniel B. Maffei | Nov 15, 2013 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Nov 15, 2013 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Nov 15, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Nov 15, 2013 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Nov 15, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Nov 15, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Nov 21, 2013 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Nov 21, 2013 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Nov 21, 2013 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Nov 21, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Nov 21, 2013 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Nov 21, 2013 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Nov 21, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Nov 21, 2013 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Nov 21, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Nov 21, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Dec 4, 2013 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Dec 4, 2013 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Dec 4, 2013 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Dec 4, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Dec 4, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Dec 4, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Patrick Murphy | Dec 4, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Dec 4, 2013 | |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Dec 12, 2013 | |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Dec 12, 2013 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Dec 12, 2013 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Dec 12, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Dec 12, 2013 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Dec 12, 2013 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jan 7, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Jan 7, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Jan 7, 2014 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jan 16, 2014 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jan 16, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Jan 16, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Jan 16, 2014 | |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Feb 3, 2014 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Feb 10, 2014 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Feb 10, 2014 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Feb 14, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Feb 14, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Feb 26, 2014 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Feb 26, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Feb 26, 2014 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Feb 26, 2014 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Mar 14, 2014 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Apr 4, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Apr 9, 2014 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | May 22, 2014 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | May 28, 2014 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jun 2, 2014 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jun 10, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Jun 17, 2014 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jun 23, 2014 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jun 30, 2014 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jun 30, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Jul 3, 2014 | |
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Jul 3, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Jul 3, 2014 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Jul 7, 2014 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Jul 9, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Jul 9, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Jul 30, 2014 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jul 31, 2014 | |
| D-AZ | Ron Barber | Jul 31, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Sep 8, 2014 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Sep 15, 2014 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Nov 12, 2014 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Nov 13, 2014 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Nov 20, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 13, 2013Introduced in House
- Nov 13, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1696 | Women's Health Protection Act of 2013 | Identical bill | Jul 15, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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- Nov 13, 2013Introduced in House
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