CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Tina Smith (D-MN)

Stop Comstock Act

S. 951 · Senate bill Crime and Law Enforcement

A Democratic bill with 27 Democratic cosponsors · See all 28 cosponsors

Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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, known as the "Stop Comstock Act," aims to revise several sections of the United States Code and the Tariff Act of 1930. Specifically, it proposes changes to Title 18, including sections 552, 1461, and 1462. The bill also amends section 305 of the Tariff Act of 1930. These revisions involve striking specific language related to "indecent" or "immoral" uses and mentions of abortion.

Yes

  • Scored +8

    Would women be better off under this?

    By removing restrictive language regarding abortion, the bill facilitates greater access to reproductive healthcare services.

  • Scored +8

    Does this make abortion easier to get?

    The bill strikes language that could be used to prohibit the movement of abortion-related materials through commerce.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.