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House Bill 8297
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022
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Passed House on Jul 15, 2022
Overview
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Introduced
Jul 7, 2022
Latest Action
Jul 18, 2022
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Bill Number
8297
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117
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Health
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House Votes (2)
Senate Votes (0)
Question
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Passed
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Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
362
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Summary

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.

Text (3)
July 18, 2022
July 15, 2022
Amendments (1)
Displaying only amendments with a detailed public record (0)
Actions (16)
07/18/2022
Received in the Senate.
07/15/2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
07/15/2022
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 205 (Roll no. 362). (text: CR H6647)
07/15/2022
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 205 (Roll no. 362).
07/15/2022
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 219 (Roll no. 361).
07/15/2022
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6661-6663)
07/15/2022
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.
07/15/2022
The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
07/15/2022
Mr. Johnson (LA) moved to recommit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H6659-6660)
07/15/2022
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
07/15/2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 8297.
07/15/2022
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.
07/15/2022
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1224. (consideration: CR H6647-6660)
07/13/2022
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.
07/07/2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
07/07/2022
Introduced in House
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Mar 8, 2023 8:11:52 PM