House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Abortion Justice Act of 2023

H.R. 4303Introduced Jun 22, 2023Policy area: Health

Sponsor: Rep. Ayanna Pressley D-MA

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 22, 2023
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 17, 2024 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4303.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. PRESSLEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 109, June 22, 2023, Page H3111):
Article I Section 8 Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: To provide access to abortion care for those who seek it.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 22, 2023 ↗
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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

38 cosponsors — 38 Democrats

0 of 38 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Cori Bush (D-MO), Greg Casar (D-TX), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Jesús García (D-IL), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Summer Lee (D-PA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), James McGovern (D-MA), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Grace Meng (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Delia Ramirez (D-IL) and 8 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ayanna Pressley.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-7 district

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