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Julia Brownley (D-CA)

Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act

H.R. 4876 · House bill Armed Forces and National Security

A Democratic bill with 154 Democratic cosponsors · See all 154 cosponsors

Last activity — Committee Hearings Held

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

H.R. 4876, known as the "Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act," seeks to amend title 38 of the United States Code. The bill would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide abortion care, counseling, and related services and medication. These services would be available to "covered individuals" who receive health care from the Secretary. This includes covered veterans and individuals eligible for benefits under section 1781(a) of title 38.

Yes· 3 of 14

  • Scored +10

    Does this make abortion easier to get?

    The bill explicitly mandates that the VA provide abortion care, counseling, and medication.

  • Scored +9

    Would women be better off under this?

    Directly expands access to abortion and reproductive counseling.

  • Scored +8

    Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?

    Broadens the healthcare services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The opposite

  • Scored -2

    Does this leave more decisions to the states?

    Bypasses state-level restrictions on abortion by utilizing federal VA services.