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House Bill 8296
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022
Active
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Passed House on Jul 15, 2022
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Democrat
Introduced
Jul 7, 2022
Latest Action
Jul 18, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
8296
Congress
117
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Judy Chu
California
Democrat
Lois Frankel
Florida
Democrat
Ayanna Pressley
Massachusetts
Democrat
Veronica Escobar
Texas
House Votes (2)
Senate Votes (0)
Question
On Passage
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
360
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Women's Health Protection Act of 2022

This bill prohibits governmental restrictions on the provision of, and access to, abortion services.

Specifically, governments may not limit a provider's ability to

  • prescribe certain drugs,
  • offer abortion services via telemedicine, or
  • immediately provide abortion services when the provider determines a delay risks the patient's health.

Furthermore, governments may not require a provider to

  • perform unnecessary medical procedures,
  • provide medically inaccurate information,
  • comply with credentialing or other conditions that do not apply to providers whose services are medically comparable to abortions, or
  • carry out all services connected to an abortion.

In addition, governments may not (1) require patients to make medically unnecessary in-person visits before receiving abortion services or disclose their reasons for obtaining such services, or (2) prohibit abortion services before fetal viability or after fetal viability when a provider determines the pregnancy risks the patient's life or health.

The bill also prohibits other governmental measures that are similar to the bill's specified restrictions or that otherwise single out and impede access to abortion services, unless a government demonstrates that the measure significantly advances the safety of abortion services or health of patients and cannot be achieved through less restrictive means.

The Department of Justice, individuals, or providers may bring a lawsuit to enforce this bill, and states are not immune from suits for violations.

The bill applies to restrictions imposed both prior and subsequent to the bill's enactment.

Text (3)
Received in Senate
July 18, 2022
Engrossed in House
July 15, 2022
Introduced in House
July 7, 2022
Related Bills (4)
Jul 13, 2022
Passed House
1
Sponsorship
House Simple Resolution 1224
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7900) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3373) to improve the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and the Children of Fallen Heroes Grant; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8296) to protect a person’s ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide abortion services; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8297) to prohibit the interference, under color of State law, with the provision of interstate abortion services, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6538) to create an Active Shooter Alert Communications Network, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
Active
Type
Procedurally-Related Measure
Procedurally-Related Measure
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House
Type
Related Bill
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Identified By
House
May 03, 2022
Introduced in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 4132
Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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CRS
Type
Related Bill
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Identified By
House
Sep 24, 2021
Passed House
216
Sponsorship
House Bill 3755
Women's Health Protection Act of 2021
Active
Amendments
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
House
Jun 08, 2021
Introduced in Senate
48
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 1975
Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
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: 219 - 210 (Roll no. 360). (text: CR H6631-6634)
07/15/2022
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 210 (Roll no. 360).
07/15/2022
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 218 (Roll no. 359).
07/15/2022
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6660-6661)
07/15/2022
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 8296, the Chair put the question on the Fischbach motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Fischbach 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
Mrs. Fischbach moved to recommit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H6646-6647)
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. 8296.
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 H6631-6647)
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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Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 8:11:52 PM
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