MARCH for Military Women Act

Bill: 113-hr-1389
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25]
Introduced: 2013-03-21
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Abortion

Health facilities and institutions

Military facilities and property

Military medicine
Latest action: action_date: 2013-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-03-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Military Access to Reproductive Care and Health for Military Women Act or MARCH for Military Women Act - Repeals a statutory restriction on using a medical treatment facility or other facility of the Department of Defense (DOD) to perform an abortion.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1389 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 21, 2013 Ms. Slaughter (for herself, Mr. Rangel , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Ms. Norton , Ms. Moore , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Capuano , Mrs. Napolitano , Ms. Edwards , Ms. Pingree of Maine , Ms. Lofgren , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Conyers , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. McNerney , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Clay , Mr. Markey , Mr. Honda , Ms. Speier , Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Higgins , Mr. Holt , Mr. Ellison , Ms. Chu , Mrs. Davis of California , Mrs. Capps , and Ms. Matsui ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, regarding restrictions on abortions at medical facilities of the Department of Defense.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Access to Reproductive Care and Health for Military Women Act or the MARCH for Military Women Act . 2. Restoration of previous policy regarding restrictions on use of Department of Defense medical facilities Section 1093 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsection (b); and (2) in subsection (a), by striking (a) Restriction on use of funds.— .