Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8297
Sponsor: Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
Introduced: 2022-07-07 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Civil actions and liability
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Right of privacy
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-07
text: 

Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022

 
This bill prohibits anyone acting under state law from interfering with a person's ability to access out-of-state abortion services. (
Abortion services
 includes the use of any drugs that are approved to terminate pregnancies and any health care services related to an abortion, whether or not provided at the same time or on the same day.)
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits any person acting under state law from preventing, restricting, impeding, or retaliating against
 
 
 health care providers who provide legal abortion services to out-of-state residents, 
 
 any person or entity who helps health care providers to provide such services, 
 
 any person who travels to another state to obtain such services, 
 
any person or entity who helps another person travel to another state to obtain such services, or
 
the movement in interstate commerce of drugs that are approved to terminate pregnancies.
 
 
The Department of Justice may enforce this bill through civil actions; the bill also establishes a private right of action for violations.

action_date: 2022-07-15
text: 

Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act

 
This bill prohibits anyone acting under state law from interfering with a person's ability to access out-of-state abortion services. (
Abortion services
 includes the use of any drugs that are approved to terminate pregnancies and any health care services related to an abortion, whether or not provided at the same time or on the same day.)
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits any person acting under state law from preventing, restricting, impeding, or retaliating against
 
 
 health care providers who provide legal abortion services to out-of-state residents, 
 
 any person or entity who helps health care providers to provide such services, 
 
 any person who travels to another state to obtain such services, 
 
any person or entity who helps another person travel to another state to obtain such services, or
 
the movement in interstate commerce of drugs that are approved to terminate pregnancies.
 
 
The Department of Justice may enforce this bill through civil actions; the bill also establishes a private right of action for violations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-18
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2022-07-15
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2022-07-15
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 205 (Roll no. 362). (text: CR H6647)
action_date: 2022-07-15
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 205 (Roll no. 362).
action_date: 2022-07-15
text: On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 219 (Roll no. 361).
action_date: 2022-07-15
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6661-6663)
action_date: 2022-07-15
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 8297, the Chair put the question on the Johnson(LA) motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Johnson (LA) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2022-07-15
text: The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
action_date: 2022-07-15
text: Mr. Johnson (LA) moved to recommit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H6659-6660)
action_date: 2022-07-15
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2022-07-15
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 8297.
action_date: 2022-07-15
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7900, S. 3373, H.R. 8296, H.R. 8297 and H.R. 6538 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
action_date: 2022-07-15
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1224. (consideration: CR H6647-6660)
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1224 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7900, S. 3373, H.R. 8296, H.R. 8297 and H.R. 6538 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
action_date: 2022-07-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-07-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-07
text: Introduced in House