3.0.0 2020 2023-01-15T09:32:49Z 2023-01-15T09:32:49Z Senate S S 2004-01-22 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-01-22T21:58:30Z Freedom of Choice Act 108 3719 HR 2004-03-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. Identical bill CRS 2004-01-22 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2004-01-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S186-187) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-01-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA N C001042 Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] JON CORZINE D NJ S. 2004-01-22 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2004-01-22 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2004-01-22 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2004-01-22 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2004-01-22 True J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL 2004-01-22 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN D CT I. 2004-01-22 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2004-01-22 True S000064 Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] PAUL SARBANES D MD SPYROS 2004-01-22 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2004-01-22 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2004-02-12 False B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2004-02-24 False K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2004-03-09 False D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2004-03-22 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2004-04-01 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2004-04-22 False D000596 Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] MARK DAYTON D MN 2004-04-26 False Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Abortion Civil actions and liability Communication in medicine Discrimination in medical care Discrimination in public facilities Government Operations and Politics Government liability Health Law Patients' rights Reproduction Sex discrimination Women Women's health Women's rights Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2004-01-22 Introduced in Senate 2004-02-04T17:33:59Z Freedom of Choice Act - Declares that it is the policy of the United States that every woman has the fundamental right to choose to: (1) bear a child; (2) terminate a pregnancy prior to fetal viability; or (3) terminate it after fetal viability when necessary to protect her life or her health.

Prohibits a governmental entity from: (1) denying or interfering with a woman's right to exercise such choices; or (2) discriminating against the exercise of those rights in its regulation or provision of benefits, facilities, services, or information.

Authorizes an individual aggrieved by a violation of this Act to obtain appropriate relief, including relief against a governmental entity in a civil action.

States that this Act applies to every Federal, State, and local statute, ordinance, regulation, administrative order, decision, policy, practice, or other action enacted, adopted, or implemented before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.

]]> Freedom of Choice Act Display Title Freedom of Choice Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit, consistent with Roe v. Wade, the interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Freedom of Choice Act Introduced in Senate 2004-01-22T05:00:00Z 2004-01-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.