3.0.0 1645 2022-11-01T06:02:35Z 2022-11-01T06:02:35Z Senate S 2019-05-23 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-05-23T17:07:47Z Women’s Health Protection Act of 2019 116 2975 HR 2019-05-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2019-05-23 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2019-05-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT N B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2019-05-23 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2019-05-23 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2019-05-23 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2019-05-23 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-05-23 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2019-05-23 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2019-05-23 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2019-05-23 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2019-05-23 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2019-05-23 True H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2019-05-23 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2019-05-23 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2019-05-23 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2019-05-23 True R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2019-05-23 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2019-05-23 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2019-05-23 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2019-05-23 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2019-05-23 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2019-05-23 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2019-05-23 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2019-05-23 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2019-05-23 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2019-05-23 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2019-05-23 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2019-05-23 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2019-05-23 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2019-05-23 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2019-05-23 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2019-05-23 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2019-05-23 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2019-05-23 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2019-05-23 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2019-05-23 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2019-05-23 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2019-05-23 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2019-05-23 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2019-05-23 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2019-05-23 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2019-05-23 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2019-05-23 True S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 2019-05-23 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2020-03-03 False Health Abortion Civil actions and liability Federal preemption Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Medical tests and diagnostic methods Women's health Health 00 2019-05-23 Introduced in Senate 2020-10-29T19:44:16Z Women's Health Protection Act of 2019

This bill prohibits state or local governments from imposing certain restrictions on access to abortion services. Specifically, state or local government may not require

  • unnecessary tests or procedures in connection with the provision of abortion services,
  • the same health care provider who provides abortion services to perform such tests or procedures,
  • providers to offer medically inaccurate information to patients before or during abortion services,
  • providers to refrain from prescribing certain drugs,
  • certain hospital facility transfer agreements,
  • one or more medically unnecessary in-person visits, or
  • patients to disclose the reason for seeking abortion services.

The bill also prohibits limitations or requirements that both single out and impede access to abortion services based on a number of factors (e.g., restrictions that are reasonably likely to decrease the availability of abortion services in a state). A state or local government also may not prohibit abortions prior to fetal viability nor prohibit abortions after fetal viability in cases where the health care provider determines that continuing the pregnancy poses a risk to the patient's life or health.

Additionally, the Department of Justice, individuals, or health care providers may bring a lawsuit to prospectively enjoin a limitation or restriction that is prohibited by this bill. The bill further requires the government defending such a limitation or restriction to show that (1) it significantly advances the safety of abortion services or patient health, and (2) such advancement cannot be met by a less-restrictive measure.

]]> Women’s Health Protection Act of 2019 Display Title Women’s Health Protection Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Women’s Health Protection Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to protect a woman's ability to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide reproductive health care services, including abortion services. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1645is/xml/BILLS-116s1645is.xml 2019-05-23 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.