House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Right to Contraception Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 14, 2022
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJul 21, 2022 · 228–195
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 21, 2022 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8373.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. MANNING, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 116, July 14, 2022, Page H6624):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in an Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 14, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 263 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8373, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/8373
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
145 cosponsors — 145 Democrats
0 of 145 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Colin Allred (D-TX), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Cori Bush (D-MO), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Troy Carter (D-LA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), J. Correa (D-CA) and 115 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kathy Manning.
- H.R. 8503 (117th) Securing Global Telecommunications Act
- H.Res. 547 (117th) Calling for the continued support of Afghan women and girls after the drawdown of American troops.
- H.Res. 1155 (117th) Expressing support for contraceptive rights and access in the United States and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives…
- H.R. 6612 (117th) Advancing Maternal Health Equity Under Medicaid Act
- H.R. 5526 (117th) Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools Act
- H.R. 8229 (117th) Telemental Health Parity Act of 2022
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.