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Family planning and birth control
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139 bills carry this term in the covered Congresses.
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- H.R. 8595 (119th) Jul 29, 2026
Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
Received in the Senate.
- H.R. 9770 (119th) Jul 22, 2026
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.
Received in the Senate.
- H.R. 8469 (119th) Jul 14, 2026
Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 455.
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 621.
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Supporting VA Families Act
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- H.R. 7148 (119th) Feb 3, 2026
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
Became Public Law No: 119-75.
- H.R. 6945 (119th) Jan 26, 2026
Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- H.R. 7006 (119th) Jan 15, 2026
Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026
Received in the Senate.
- H.R. 4016 (119th) Dec 8, 2025
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S8522)
- H.R. 5371 (119th) Nov 12, 2025
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
Became Public Law No: 119-37.
- S. 2296 (119th) Nov 12, 2025
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Held at the desk.
- S. 2882 (119th) Oct 9, 2025
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026
Motion by Senator Schumer to reconsider, under the order of 10/9/2025, not having voted on the prevailing side, the vote by which the third cloture motion on the motion to proceed to S. 2882 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 557) entered in Senate.
- H.R. 3838 (119th) Sep 30, 2025
Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Received in the Senate.
- H.R. 3944 (119th) Sep 18, 2025
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House requests a conference.
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Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Family Building FEHB Fairness Act
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1670, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 193.
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Rescissions Act of 2025
Star Print ordered on the bill.
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Access to Birth Control Act
Star Print ordered on the bill.
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 140.
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National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 177.
- H.R. 4 (119th) Jul 24, 2025
Rescissions Act of 2025
Became Public Law No: 119-28.
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Access to Birth Control Act
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 10.
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Copay Fairness for Veterans Act
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- H.R. 1968 (119th) Mar 15, 2025
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
Became Public Law No: 119-4.
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CUTS Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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Family Building FEHB Fairness Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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SAD Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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People CARE Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
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Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Right to Contraception Act
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Right to Contraception Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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SAD Act
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Standing with Moms Act
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Defund Planned Parenthood Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Restoring the First Amendment and Right to Peaceful Civil Disobedience Act of 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Protect Funding for Women’s Health Care Act
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Protect Funding for Women's Health Care Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Expressing support for the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family and urging that the United States rejoin this historic declaration.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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A concurrent resolution expressing support for the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family and urging that the United States rejoin this historic declaration.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Adoption Information Act
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- H.R. 5009 (118th) Dec 23, 2024
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
Became Public Law No: 118-159.
- H.R. 10545 (118th) Dec 21, 2024
American Relief Act, 2025
Became Public Law No: 118-158.
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Women in Criminal Justice Reform Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Travel for Care Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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People CARE Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
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Affordability is Access Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to permit enrollees to obtain a 365-day supply of contraceptives.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Bipartisan Keep America Open Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
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A resolution expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6734; text: CR S6730)
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Copay Fairness for Veterans Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- H.R. 9747 (118th) Sep 26, 2024
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
Became Public Law No: 118-83.
- H.R. 9494 (118th) Sep 18, 2024
Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- S. 4445 (118th) Sep 17, 2024
Right to IVF Act
Upon reconsideration, cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 44. Record Vote Number: 242. (CR S6078)
- H.R. 8580 (118th) Sep 12, 2024
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 506.
- H.R. 8771 (118th) Sep 12, 2024
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 507.
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 471.
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 446.
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Access to Birth Control Act
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 435.
- H.R. 8070 (118th) Jul 8, 2024
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
Received in the Senate.
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 433.
- H.R. 8752 (118th) Jun 28, 2024
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 8752.
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CUTS Act
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 459.
- S. 4381 (118th) Jun 5, 2024
Right to Contraception Act
Motion to table the motion to proceed to the measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Access to Birth Control Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- H.R. 2882 (118th) Mar 23, 2024
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-47.
- H.Res. 1102 (118th) Mar 22, 2024
Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882, with an amendment.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- H.R. 4366 (118th) Mar 9, 2024
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-42.
- H.Res. 1061 (118th) Mar 6, 2024
Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4366, with an amendment.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- H.R. 7463 (118th) Mar 1, 2024
Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-40.
- H.R. 2872 (118th) Jan 19, 2024
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law No: 118-35.
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Access to Family Building Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Access to Family Building Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- H.R. 2670 (118th) Dec 22, 2023
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-31.
- H.R. 6363 (118th) Nov 17, 2023
Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-22.
- H.R. 4664 (118th) Nov 9, 2023
Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the Chair announced further proceedings on H.R. 4664 would be postponed.
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MOMMIES Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Protect Funding for Women’s Health Care Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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MOMMIES Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Restoring the First Amendment and Right to Peaceful Civil Disobedience Act of 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 4665 (118th) Oct 3, 2023
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 222.
- H.R. 5860 (118th) Sep 30, 2023
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act
Became Public Law No: 118-15.
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Expressing support for the recognition of September 26, 2023, as "World Contraception Day" and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding global and domestic access to contraception.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Pregnant Students’ Rights Act of 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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FACE Act Repeal Act of 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Life.Gov Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Providing for Life Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
- S. 2226 (118th) Jul 27, 2023
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
Senate ordered measure printed as passed.
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 187.
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A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to permit enrollees to obtain a 365-day supply of contraceptives.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 144.
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OTC Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131.
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Expanding Access to Family Planning Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Expanding Access to Family Planning Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Right to Contraception Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Right to Contraception Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- H.R. 3746 (118th) Jun 3, 2023
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
Became Public Law No: 118-5.
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Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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EQUIP Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Access to Safe Contraception Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act of 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- S.J.Res. 10 (118th) Apr 19, 2023
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 51. Record Vote Number: 90.
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To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration Family Planning for fiscal year 2024.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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HOPE Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Pregnant Women in Custody Act
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Reproductive Freedom for All Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Community Mentors for Moms Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Standing with Moms Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Rural Health Clinic Burden Reduction Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Reporting Accountability and Abuse Prevention Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Providing for Life Act of 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Standing with Moms Act of 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Community Mentors for Moms Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Protect Funding for Women's Health Care Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Adoption Information Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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