HR 8297 United States House · 117th Congress

Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022

Summary
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.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2022
Committee Review
Jul 2022
House Passage
Jul 2022
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Jul 7, 2022 Last action Jul 18, 2022
Floor votes · House Jul 15, 2022

How they voted

223205
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 431
Jul 15, 2022
D Democratic220
220 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican211
3 Yea 205 Nay 3
97% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Jul 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 205 (Roll no. 362). (text: CR H6647)
lower
Jul 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 205 (Roll no. 362).
lower
Jul 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Mr. Johnson (LA) moved to recommit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H6659-6660)
lower
Jul 15, 2022
Introduced
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.
lower
Jul 13, 2022
Lower · Passed
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.
lower
Jul 7, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Jul 7, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 182 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Lizzie Fletcher
Lizzie Fletcher
DDemocratic
TX
7
Co
Photo of A. Donald McEachin
A. Donald McEachin
DDemocratic
VA
4
Co
Photo of Abigail Davis Spanberger
Abigail Davis Spanberger
DDemocratic
VA
7
Co
Photo of Adam B. Schiff
Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
CA
n/a
Co
Photo of Adam Smith
Adam Smith
DDemocratic
WA
9
Co
Photo of Adriano Espaillat
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
NY
13
Co
Photo of Al Green
Al Green
DDemocratic
TX
9
Co
Photo of Al Lawson, Jr.
Al Lawson, Jr.
DDemocratic
FL
5
Co
Photo of Alan S. Lowenthal
Alan S. Lowenthal
DDemocratic
CA
47
Co
Photo of Albio Sires
Albio Sires
DDemocratic
NJ
8
Co
Photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
NY
14