Right to Contraception Act
Latest action · Jul 19, 2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedJul 19, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Right to Contraception Act
This bill sets out statutory protections for an individual's right to access and a health care provider's right to provide contraception and related information. Contraception refers to an action taken to prevent pregnancy, including the use of contraceptives (i.e., a device or medication used to prevent pregnancy), fertility-awareness based methods, and sterilization procedures.
Generally, the bill prohibits measures that single out and impede access to contraception and related information. However, a party may defend against a claim that a measure violates the bill's prohibitions by demonstrating, through clear and convincing evidence, that the measure significantly advances access to contraception and cannot be achieved through less restrictive means.
The Department of Justice, individuals, or health care providers may bring a lawsuit to enforce this bill, and states are not immune from suits for violations.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 19, 2022 to Jul 20, 2022; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-CO | John W. Hickenlooper | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Jul 20, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Jon Ossoff | Jul 20, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jul 19, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Jul 19, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3591 | Mazie K. Hirono D-HI | Jul 21, 2022 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4612 | Right to Contraception Act | Related bill | Jul 26, 2022 |
| HR 8373 | Right to Contraception Act | Related bill | Jul 21, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to protect a person's ability to access contraceptives and to engage in contraception, and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Right to Contraception Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2022Introduced in Senate
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