A resolution expressing opposition to the use of State power against people in the United States seeking essential health care, including criminalization of the full range of sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraceptive care, and disapproving of State punishment of people for their pregnancy outcomes.
Latest action · Jun 22, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2241-2242)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedJun 22, 2023
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This resolution expresses condemnation for criminalizing the provision of and access to reproductive health care services, including abortion, contraception, and gender-affirming care. It further expresses support for efforts to expand access to such services.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 22, 2023 to Jul 11, 2023; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Jun 22, 2023 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Jun 22, 2023 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Jun 22, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jun 22, 2023 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Jun 22, 2023 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Jun 22, 2023 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Jun 22, 2023 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jun 22, 2023 |
| D-PA | John Fetterman | Original | Jun 22, 2023 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Jun 22, 2023 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Jun 22, 2023 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jun 22, 2023 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jun 22, 2023 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jun 22, 2023 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Jun 22, 2023 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Jul 11, 2023 |
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 Jun 22, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Jun 22, 2023Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2241-2242)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, 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 | Text printed S2241 | — | Jun 22, 2023 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution expressing opposition to the use of State power against people in the United States seeking essential health care, including criminalization of the full range of sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraceptive care, and disapproving of State punishment of people for their pregnancy outcomes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2023Introduced in Senate
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