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Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX)

Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act

H.R. 4099 · House bill Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

A Democratic bill with 146 Democratic cosponsors · See all 146 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the "Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act," aims to prevent interference with interstate abortion services by individuals acting under the color of State law. It prohibits state-sanctioned actions that restrict a provider's ability to give abortion services to out-of-state patients. The legislation also protects the ability of individuals to travel across state lines for such services or to assist others in doing so. Additionally, it protects the movement of FDA-approved drugs used for terminating a pregnancy through interstate commerce. The Attorney General is empowered to bring civil actions for relief, and a private right of action is provided for harmed individuals.

Yes· 3 of 8

  • Scored +8

    Would women be better off under this?

    The bill directly protects women's reproductive rights and access to abortion services.

  • Scored +7

    Does this make abortion easier to get?

    The bill protects the interstate provision of abortion services and the movement of medication used for the procedure.

  • Scored +6

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The bill expands federal oversight and the Attorney General's authority to intervene in state-level healthcare restrictions.

The opposite

  • Scored -7

    Does this leave more decisions to the states?

    The bill explicitly limits the ability of states to enforce their own laws regarding interstate abortion services.