Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 6/20/2023
Actions
- 2023-06-20Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2023-06-20Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-06-20 (00)
Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act of 2023
This bill prohibits anyone from interfering with a person's ability to access out-of-state reproductive health care. (Reproductive health care is defined as medical, surgical, counseling, or referral services and care related to pregnancy, including the prevention or termination of a pregnancy, and other reproductive care.)
Specifically, the bill prohibits anyone from restricting, discriminating against, or otherwise disadvantaging anyone who receives, provides, or assists with out-of-state reproductive health care that is legal in the state in which it is provided.
The bill allows the Department of Justice to bring a civil action and establishes a private right of action for violations. The bill specifically waives any applicable governmental immunity and preempts any contravening state laws.
Cosponsors (20)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Patty Murray (D-WA)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Ben Cardin (D-MD)
- Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Michael Bennet (D-CO)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
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