To protect a woman's ability to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide reproductive health care services, including abortion services.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced on May 23, 2019, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
217 Cosponsors (217 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Bi-Cameral Bill to Protect Abortion Access Gets First House Hearing in Decades”
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Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA27]
(Sponsor)
on Feb 12, 2020
“Engel Blasts Trump Administration for Playing Politics with Reproductive Health Care During Pandemic”
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Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY16, 2013-2020]
(Co-sponsor)
on May 29, 2020
“Burgess: The Question of Abortion, Sometimes Reduced to Yet Another Political Issue to Debate, is Personal for Me”
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Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX26]
on Feb 12, 2020
History
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Nov 13, 2013
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3471 (113th). |
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Jan 21, 2015
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 448 (114th). |
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Mar 2, 2017
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1322 (115th). |
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May 23, 2019
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Feb 12, 2020
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Considered by Health
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Sep 24, 2021
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Reintroduced Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3755. |
H.R. 2975 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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