HR 1297 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from paying or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services, and for other purposes.

Introduced Mar 1, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Ronny Jackson R-TX

Latest action · Mar 1, 2023 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.

IntroducedMar 1, 2023
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) from providing certain funding related to abortion services. Specifically, the bill prohibits DOD from paying or reimbursing any fees or expenses for a health care professional (who provides health care at a military medical treatment facility) to gain a license in a state if the purpose of gaining the license is to provide abortion services.

The bill also repeals the DOD memorandum titled Ensuring Access to Reproductive Health Care (October 20, 2022). Such memo sets forth DOD policies and procedures in response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Under the bill, DOD may not obligate or expend funds to carry out the memo or any successor memo.

Cosponsors 80

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 1, 2023 to Jun 4, 2024; 39 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-TN	Andrew Ogles	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-GA	Andrew S. Clyde	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-TX	August Pfluger	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-TX	Beth Van Duyne	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-FL	Bill Posey	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-VA	Bob Good	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-MN	Brad Finstad	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-OH	Brad R. Wenstrup	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-TX	Brian Babin	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-FL	Brian J. Mast	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-AR	Bruce Westerman	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-TX	Chip Roy	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-LA	Clay Higgins	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-NC	Dan Bishop	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-CO	Doug Lamborn	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-WI	Glenn Grothman	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-TX	Jake Ellzey	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-SC	Jeff Duncan	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-IN	Jim Banks	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-FL	John H. Rutherford	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-MI	John R. Moolenaar	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-OK	Josh Brecheen	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-TX	Lance Gooden	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-CO	Lauren Boebert	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-MO	Mark Alford	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-IL	Mary E. Miller	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-FL	Michael Waltz	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-LA	Mike Johnson	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-TX	Pat Fallon	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-TX	Pete Sessions	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-SC	Ralph Norman	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-TX	Randy K. Weber, Sr.	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-GA	Richard McCormick	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-VA	Robert J. Wittman	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-KS	Ron Estes	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-KS	Tracey Mann	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-FL	W. Gregory Steube	Original	Mar 1, 2023
R-KY	Andy Barr		Mar 7, 2023
R-AL	Barry Moore		Mar 7, 2023
R-AZ	Elijah Crane		Mar 7, 2023
R-TN	Mark E. Green		Mar 7, 2023
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis		Mar 8, 2023
R-FL	Scott Franklin		Mar 10, 2023
R-AZ	Debbie Lesko		Mar 28, 2023
R-IL	Mike Bost		Apr 26, 2023
R-GU	James C. Moylan		May 22, 2023
R-FL	Neal P. Dunn		May 22, 2023
R-TX	Dan Crenshaw		May 23, 2023
R-TX	Keith Self		May 23, 2023
R-TX	Michael Cloud		May 23, 2023
R-TX	Troy E. Nehls		May 23, 2023
R-MD	Andy Harris		May 24, 2023
R-WY	Harriet M. Hageman		May 24, 2023
R-OH	Jim Jordan		May 24, 2023
R-SC	Joe Wilson		May 24, 2023
R-MI	Lisa C. McClain		May 24, 2023
R-TX	Roger Williams		May 24, 2023
R-WV	Alexander X. Mooney		May 25, 2023
R-AL	Jerry L. Carl		May 25, 2023
R-TX	Morgan Luttrell		May 26, 2023
R-AL	Robert B. Aderholt		May 26, 2023
R-FL	Kat Cammack		Jun 5, 2023
R-TX	Nathaniel Moran		Jun 14, 2023
R-TN	Diana Harshbarger		Jun 30, 2023
R-LA	Garret Graves		Jun 30, 2023
R-KS	Jake LaTurner		Jun 30, 2023
R-TX	Jodey C. Arrington		Jun 30, 2023
R-OK	Stephanie I. Bice		Jun 30, 2023
R-OH	Troy Balderson		Jul 10, 2023
R-FL	Anna Paulina Luna		Jul 11, 2023
R-PA	John Joyce		Jul 11, 2023
R-TX	Michael C. Burgess		Jul 11, 2023
R-SC	William R. Timmons IV		Jul 12, 2023
R-SD	Dusty Johnson		Jul 13, 2023
R-MO	Eric Burlison		Jul 18, 2023
R-FL	Byron Donalds		Aug 25, 2023
R-AL	Dale W. Strong		Jan 18, 2024
R-FL	Daniel Webster		Jun 4, 2024

Committees 1

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Armed Services Committee	Referred Mar 1, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 1, 2023Introduced in House
Mar 1, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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

=========================== NOTE =========================== On page H1051, March 1, 2023, the following appeared: By Mr. JACKSON: H.R. 1297. The online version has been corrected to read: By Mr. JACKSON of Texas: H.R. 1297. ========================= END NOTE ========================= Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Prohibiting the Department of Defense from paying for expenses relating to abortion services.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 39, March 1, 2023, page H1051.

Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 8070	Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025	Related bill	Jul 8, 2024

Titles 1

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Official Title as Introduced: To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from paying or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services, and for other purposes.

Subjects

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Armed Forces and National Security

Text 1

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Mar 1, 2023Introduced in House

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