Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022
Latest action · May 11, 2022 Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 51. Record Vote Number: 170. (CR S2439)
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.
- IntroducedMay 3, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Women's Health Protection Act of 2022
This bill prohibits governmental restrictions on the provision of, and access to, abortion services.
Specifically, governments may not limit a provider's ability to
- prescribe certain drugs,
- offer abortion services via telemedicine, or
- immediately provide abortion services when the provider determines a delay risks the patient's health.
Furthermore, governments may not require a provider to
- perform unnecessary medical procedures,
- provide medically inaccurate information,
- comply with credentialing or other conditions that do not apply to providers whose services are medically comparable to abortions, or
- carry out all services connected to an abortion.
In addition, governments may not (1) require patients to make medically unnecessary in-person visits before receiving abortion services or disclose their reasons for obtaining such services, or (2) prohibit abortion services before fetal viability or after fetal viability when a provider determines the pregnancy risks the patient's life or health.
The bill also prohibits other governmental measures that are similar to the bill's specified restrictions or that otherwise single out and impede access to abortion services, unless a government demonstrates that the measure significantly advances the safety of abortion services or health of patients and cannot be achieved through less restrictive means.
The Department of Justice, individuals, or providers may bring a lawsuit to enforce this bill, and states are not immune from suits for violations.
The bill applies to restrictions imposed both prior and subsequent to the bill's enactment.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate 170 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 4132 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected49–51 | May 11, 2022 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 11, 2022Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 51. Record Vote Number: 170. (CR S2439)
- May 9, 2022Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S2372)
- May 9, 2022Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2372)
- May 4, 2022Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 362.
- May 3, 2022Introduced in Senate
- May 3, 2022Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
In the Congressional Record 9
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.
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 117-403 | REPRODUCTIVE CARE IN A POST-ROE AMERICA: BARRIERS, CHALLENGES, AND THREATS TO WOMEN'S HEALTH85 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Jul 13, 2022 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1975 | Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jun 8, 2021 |
| HR 3755 | Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021 | Related bill | Feb 28, 2022 |
| HR 8296 | Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022 | Related bill | Jul 18, 2022 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to protect a person's ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide abortion services.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
- Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Abortion
- Civil actions and liability
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Federal preemption
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Prescription drugs
- State and local government operations
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 4, 2022Placed on Calendar Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
