HR 6357 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Access to Reproductive Care for Servicemembers Act

Introduced Nov 9, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Mikie Sherrill D-NJ

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Nov 9, 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.

  1. IntroducedNov 9, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 27

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 9, 2023 to Nov 13, 2023; 26 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-NJAndy KimOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-PAChrissy HoulahanOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-PAChristopher R. DeluzioOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-NJDonald NorcrossOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-MIElissa SlotkinOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-NMGabe VasquezOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-MEJared F. GoldenOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-COJason CrowOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-NCJeff JacksonOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-VAJennifer L. McClellanOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-WAMarilyn StricklandOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-NYPatrick RyanOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-CARo KhannaOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-CASara JacobsOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalNov 9, 2023
D-NCDonald G. DavisNov 13, 2023

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Nov 9, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 9, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Nov 9, 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 16 of section 8 of Article I of the U.S. Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: This legislation would codify the Department of Defense's policy regarding travel and reimbursements for reproductive healthcare.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 186, November 9, 2023, page H5671.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To establish leave policies of the Armed Forces for a member to seek an abortion.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Access to Reproductive Care for 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. Nov 9, 2023Introduced in House

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