I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8867 
To establish a cause of action with respect to reproductive health services, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 
Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Flor-
ida, Ms. CHU, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. MOULTON, 
Mrs. HAYES, and Mr. KHANNA) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To establish a cause of action with respect to reproductive 
health services, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Saving Abortion Facili-
ties from Extremists for Patients Act’’ or the ‘‘SAFE for 
Patients Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CAUSE OF ACTION WITH RESPECT TO REPRODUC-
TIVE HEALTH SERVICES. 
(a) CAUSE OF ACTION.—Any person may bring a civil 
action against any person who— 
(1) intentionally damages or destroys the prop-
erty of a facility that provides reproductive health 
services, or attempts to do so, because such facility 
provides reproductive health services; 
(2) by force or threat of force or by physical ob-
struction intentionally harasses, injures, intimidates, 
or interferes with a person because that person is 
providing or obtaining reproductive health services; 
or 
(3) knowingly engages in conduct that aids or 
abets the performance of an action described pursu-
ant to paragraphs (1) or (2). 
(b) AWARD OF DAMAGES.—If a claimant prevails on 
an action brought under subsection (a), the court shall 
award— 
(1) injunctive relief sufficient to prevent the de-
fendant from further violation of subsection (a) or 
engaging in acts that aid or abet a violation of sub-
section (a); 
(2) statutory damages in an amount of not less 
than $10,000 per violation of subsection (a); and 
(3) costs and attorney’s fees. 
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(c) NOT A DEFENSE.—Notwithstanding any other 
law, the following shall not be a defense for a violation 
of subsection (a): 
(1) Ignorance or mistake of law. 
(2) A defendant’s belief that the requirements 
of this section are unconstitutional or were unconsti-
tutional. 
(3) A defendant’s reliance on any court decision 
that has been overruled on appeal or by a subse-
quent court, even if that court decision had not been 
overruled when the defendant engaged in conduct 
that violates this section. 
(4) A defendant’s reliance on any State or Fed-
eral court decision that is not binding on the court 
in which the action has been brought. 
(5) Non-mutual issue preclusion or non-mutual 
claim preclusion. 
(d) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—A person may bring 
an action under this section not later than the four years 
after the date on which the violation of subsection (a) oc-
curred. 
(e) REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘reproductive health services’’ 
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