HR 7945 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

MARCH for Military Servicemembers Act

Introduced Jun 3, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Jackie Speier D-CA

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Latest action · Jun 3, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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. IntroducedJun 3, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Military Access to Reproductive Care and Health for Military Servicemembers Act or the MARCH for Military Servicemembers Act

This bill repeals the restriction on utilizing Department of Defense funds and facilities for performing abortions. The restriction only allows such funds and facilities to be used for abortions in cases of rape, incest, or where the mother's life is endangered.

Cosponsors 96

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 3, 2022 to Nov 10, 2022; 81 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-MIAndy LevinOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-PADwight EvansOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-HIEd CaseOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-INFrank J. MrvanOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-NYGrace MengOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-MAJake AuchinclossOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-COJason CrowOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-HIKaiali'i KaheleOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-CAKatie PorterOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-WAKim SchrierOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-TXLizzie FletcherOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-MALori TrahanOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-ILMarie NewmanOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-WAMarilyn StricklandOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-NYMondaire JonesOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-CASara JacobsOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-ILSean CastenOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalJun 3, 2022
D-WIMark PocanJun 7, 2022
D-PAMatt CartwrightJun 7, 2022
D-ILMike QuigleyJun 7, 2022
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Jun 8, 2022
D-ILBill FosterJun 9, 2022
D-CAScott H. PetersJun 9, 2022
D-TXColin Z. AllredJun 13, 2022
D-TNJim CooperJun 13, 2022
D-CAMike LevinJun 13, 2022
D-CASalud O. CarbajalJun 13, 2022
D-NCKathy E. ManningJun 23, 2022
D-VAA. Donald McEachinJul 7, 2022
D-FLCharlie CristJul 21, 2022
D-CAZoe LofgrenOct 14, 2022
D-TNSteve CohenNov 10, 2022

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Jun 3, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 3, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Jun 3, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H8003–H8008Anna G. Eshoo D-CA, Chrissy Houlahan D-PA, Jackie Speier D-CA, Jason Crow D-CO, Lois Frankel D-FL, Sara Jacobs D-CA, Seth Moulton D-MA, Sylvia R. Garcia D-TXSep 20, 2022

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 95, June 3, 2022, page H5233.

CRS reports 2

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 2

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R47869FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act: Overview of Funding Authorizations ArchivedReportDec 7, 2023
IN11960FY2023 NDAA: Military Abortion Policies ArchivedInsightMar 21, 2023

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 4354MARCH for Military Servicemembers ActIdentical billJun 7, 2022

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 10, United States Code, regarding restrictions on the use of funds and facilities of the Department of Defense for abortion care.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
MARCH for Military Servicemembers Act
Military Access to Reproductive Care and Health for Military Servicemembers 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. Jun 3, 2022Introduced in House

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