3.0.0 4612 2022-12-29T18:48:39Z 2022-12-29T18:48:39Z Senate S 2022-07-26 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-07-26T16:39:59Z Right to Contraception Act 117 8373 HR 2022-07-21 Received in the Senate. Related bill CRS Right to Contraception Act 117 4557 S 2022-07-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2022-07-26 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2022-07-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2022-07-26 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2022-07-26 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2022-07-26 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2022-07-26 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2022-07-26 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2022-07-26 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2022-07-26 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2022-07-26 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2022-07-26 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2022-07-26 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2022-07-26 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2022-07-26 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2022-07-26 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2022-07-26 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2022-07-26 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2022-07-26 True H000273 Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] John Hickenlooper D CO W. 2022-07-26 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2022-07-26 True W000790 Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] Raphael Warnock D GA G. 2022-07-26 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2022-07-26 True O000174 Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] Jon Ossoff D GA 2022-07-26 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2022-07-27 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2022-07-28 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2022-08-04 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2022-09-06 False Health Civil actions and liability Family planning and birth control Federal preemption Health care coverage and access Health personnel Sex and reproductive health Women's health Health 00 2022-07-26 Introduced in Senate 2022-10-01T18:04:52Z Right to Contraception Act

This bill sets out statutory protections for an individual's right to access and a health care provider's right to provide contraception and related information. Contraception refers to an action taken to prevent pregnancy, including the use of contraceptives (i.e., a device or medication used to prevent pregnancy), fertility-awareness based methods, and sterilization procedures.

Generally, the bill prohibits measures that single out and impede access to contraception and related information. However, a party may defend against a claim that a measure violates the bill's prohibitions by demonstrating, through clear and convincing evidence, that the measure significantly advances the safety of contraception and cannot be achieved through less restrictive means. The bill also specifies that the prohibition preempts inconsistent state and local laws and applies in spite of other federal laws, including the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993.

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

]]> Right to Contraception Act Display Title Right to Contraception Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Right to Contraception Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to protect a person's ability to access contraceptives and to engage in contraception, and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s4612is/xml/BILLS-117s4612is.xml 2022-07-26 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.