2021-2022 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB8297: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act
Legislative Summary
To prohibit the interference, under color of State law, with the provision of interstate abortion services, and for other purposes.
Bill History
7/7/2022
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
7/7/2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
House of Representatives
7/13/2022
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1224 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7900, S. 3373, H.R. 8296, H.R. 8297 and H.R. 6538 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
House of Representatives
7/15/2022
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1224. (consideration: CR H6647-6660)
House of Representatives
7/15/2022
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7900, S. 3373, H.R. 8296, H.R. 8297 and H.R. 6538 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
House of Representatives
7/15/2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 8297.
House of Representatives
7/15/2022
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
House of Representatives
7/15/2022
Mr. Johnson (LA) moved to recommit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H6659-6660)
House of Representatives
7/15/2022
The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
House of Representatives
7/15/2022
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 8297, the Chair put the question on the Johnson(LA) motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Johnson (LA) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
House of Representatives
7/15/2022
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6661-6663)
House of Representatives
7/15/2022
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 219 (Roll no. 361).
House of Representatives
7/15/2022
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 205 (Roll no. 362). (text: CR H6647)
House of Representatives
7/15/2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
7/18/2022
Received in the Senate.
Senate
Roll Call Votes
On motion to recommit
7/15/2022
209
Yea
219
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED
On passage
7/15/2022
223
Yea
205
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(7/18/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Democrat: 183
Primary Sponsor

Elizabeth Fletcher
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (182)
Marilyn Strickland
Democrat
Jamie Raskin
Democrat
Ann Kirkpatrick
Democrat
Ruben Gallego
Democrat
Alan Lowenthal
Democrat
Ami Bera
Democrat
Anna Eshoo
Democrat
Barbara Lee
Democrat
Brad Sherman
Democrat
Eric Swalwell
Democrat
Grace Napolitano
Democrat
Jackie Speier
Democrat
Jimmy Panetta
Democrat
John Garamendi
Democrat
Judy Chu
Democrat
Karen Bass
Democrat
Katie Porter
Democrat
Linda Sanchez
Democrat
Mark Takano
Democrat
Mike Levin
Democrat
Nanette Barragan
Democrat
Salud Carbajal
Democrat
Sara Jacobs
Democrat
Scott Peters
Democrat
Tony Cardenas
Democrat
Diana DeGette
Democrat
Ed Perlmutter
Democrat
Jason Crow
Democrat
Jahana Hayes
Democrat
James Himes
Democrat
John Larson
Democrat
Rosa DeLauro
Democrat
Lisa Rochester
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democrat
Frederica Wilson
Democrat
Kathy Castor
Democrat
Lois Frankel
Democrat
Theodore Deutch
Democrat
Carolyn Bourdeaux
Democrat
Nikema Williams
Democrat
Ed Case
Democrat
Bill Foster
Democrat
Janice Schakowsky
Democrat
Jesus Garcia
Democrat
Lauren Underwood
Democrat
Marie Newman
Democrat
Mike Quigley
Democrat
Sean Casten
Democrat
Andre Carson
Democrat
Cindy Axne
Democrat
Chellie Pingree
Democrat
Anthony Brown
Democrat
John Sarbanes
Democrat
Ayanna Pressley
Democrat
James McGovern
Democrat
Seth Moulton
Democrat
Andy Levin
Democrat
Brenda Lawrence
Democrat
Daniel Kildee
Democrat
Debbie Dingell
Democrat
Haley Stevens
Democrat
Rashida Tlaib
Democrat
Angela Craig
Democrat
Betty McCollum
Democrat
Dina Titus
Democrat
Suzanne Lee
Democrat
Ann Kuster
Democrat
Christopher Pappas
Democrat
Bill Pascrell
Democrat
Bonnie Coleman
Democrat
Donald Payne
Democrat
Rebecca Sherrill
Democrat
Tom Malinowski
Democrat
Melanie Stansbury
Democrat
Adriano Espaillat
Democrat
Carolyn Maloney
Democrat
Grace Meng
Democrat
Jamaal Bowman
Democrat
Joseph Morelle
Democrat
Kathleen Rice
Democrat
Nydia Velazquez
Democrat
Ritchie Torres
Democrat
Alma Adams
Democrat
David Price
Democrat
Deborah Ross
Democrat
Kathy Manning
Democrat
Tim Ryan
Democrat
Earl Blumenauer
Democrat
Peter DeFazio
Democrat
Mary Gay Scanlon
Democrat
James Langevin
Democrat
Colin Allred
Democrat
Joaquin Castro
Democrat
Lloyd Doggett
Democrat
Marc Veasey
Democrat
Sheila Jackson-Lee
Democrat
Sylvia Garcia
Democrat
Veronica Escobar
Democrat
Gerald Connolly
Democrat
Adam Smith
Democrat
Pramila Jayapal
Democrat
Rick Larsen
Democrat
Susan Wild
Democrat
Jerrold Nadler
Democrat
Brian Higgins
Democrat
Peter Welch
Democrat
John Yarmuth
Democrat
Raul Grijalva
Democrat
Abigail Spanberger
Democrat
Zoe Lofgren
Democrat
Mark Pocan
Democrat
Dwight Evans
Democrat
David Trone
Democrat
Darren Soto
Democrat
Dean Phillips
Democrat
Mondaire Jones
Democrat
Teresa Fernandez
Democrat
Jennifer Wexton
Democrat
Adam Schiff
Democrat
Michael Doyle
Democrat
Terri Sewell
Democrat
Jake Auchincloss
Democrat
Bradley Schneider
Democrat
Lori Trahan
Democrat
Val Demings
Democrat
Charlie Crist
Democrat
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Democrat
David Cicilline
Democrat
Madeleine Dean
Democrat
Cheri Bustos
Democrat
Troy Carter
Democrat
Mark DeSaulnier
Democrat
Emanuel Cleaver
Democrat
Henry Johnson
Democrat
Sean Maloney
Democrat
Derek Kilmer
Democrat
Tom O'Halleran
Democrat
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Democrat
Ilhan Omar
Democrat
Doris Matsui
Democrat
Donald McEachin
Democrat
Ted Lieu
Democrat
Donald Norcross
Democrat
Suzan DelBene
Democrat
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Democrat
Josh Gottheimer
Democrat
Kweisi Mfume
Democrat
Conor Lamb
Democrat
Suzanne Bonamici
Democrat
Mike Thompson
Democrat
Kim Schrier
Democrat
Lucy McBath
Democrat
Jim Cooper
Democrat
Robin Kelly
Democrat
Andy Kim
Democrat
Katherine Clark
Democrat
Paul Tonko
Democrat
Yvette Clarke
Democrat
Jared Huffman
Democrat
Steven Horsford
Democrat
Joseph Neguse
Democrat
Al Green
Democrat
Cori Bush
Democrat
Stephen Lynch
Democrat
Eddie Johnson
Democrat
Ron Kind
Democrat
Robert Scott
Democrat
Gregory Meeks
Democrat
Kurt Schrader
Democrat
David Scott
Democrat
Norma Torres
Democrat
Shontel Brown
Democrat
Joyce Beatty
Democrat
Julia Brownley
Democrat
Danny Davis
Democrat
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democrat
Al Lawson
Democrat
Kaialii Kahele
Democrat
Don Beyer
Democrat
Elaine Luria
Democrat
Albio Sires
Democrat