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Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-4132| Senate 
| Updated: 5/11/2022
Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 This bill prohibits governmental restrictions on the provision of, and access to, abortion services. Specifically, governments may not limit a provider's ability to prescribe certain drugs, offer abortion services via telemedicine, or immediately provide abortion services when the provider determines a delay risks the patient's health. Furthermore, governments may not require a provider to perform unnecessary medical procedures, provide medically inaccurate information, comply with credentialing or other conditions that do not apply to providers whose services are medically comparable to abortions, or carry out all services connected to an abortion. In addition, governments may not (1) require patients to make medically unnecessary in-person visits before receiving abortion services or disclose their reasons for obtaining such services, or (2) prohibit abortion services before fetal viability or after fetal viability when a provider determines the pregnancy risks the patient's life or health. The bill also prohibits other governmental measures that are similar to the bill's specified restrictions or that otherwise single out and impede access to abortion services, unless a government demonstrates that the measure significantly advances the safety of abortion services or health of patients and cannot be achieved through less restrictive means. The Department of Justice, individuals, or providers may bring a lawsuit to enforce this bill, and states are not immune from suits for violations. The bill applies to restrictions imposed both prior and subsequent to the bill's enactment.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1645
Women’s Health Protection Act of 2019
May 3, 2022
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
May 3, 2022
Introduced in Senate
May 4, 2022
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 362.
May 9, 2022
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2372)
May 9, 2022
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S2372)
May 11, 2022
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 51. Record Vote Number: 170. (CR S2439)
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Jul 18, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-8296
Received in the Senate.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1645
    Women’s Health Protection Act of 2019


  • May 3, 2022
    Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.


  • May 3, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 4, 2022
    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 362.


  • May 9, 2022
    Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2372)


  • May 9, 2022
    Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S2372)


  • May 11, 2022
    Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 51. Record Vote Number: 170. (CR S2439)
    View Vote


  • July 18, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-8296
    Received in the Senate.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-8296: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022
  • HR 117-3755: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021
  • S 117-1975: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021
AbortionCivil actions and liabilityDisability and health-based discriminationFederal preemptionHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth technology, devices, suppliesInternet, web applications, social mediaMedical tests and diagnostic methodsPrescription drugsState and local government operationsWomen's health

Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-4132| Senate 
| Updated: 5/11/2022
Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 This bill prohibits governmental restrictions on the provision of, and access to, abortion services. Specifically, governments may not limit a provider's ability to prescribe certain drugs, offer abortion services via telemedicine, or immediately provide abortion services when the provider determines a delay risks the patient's health. Furthermore, governments may not require a provider to perform unnecessary medical procedures, provide medically inaccurate information, comply with credentialing or other conditions that do not apply to providers whose services are medically comparable to abortions, or carry out all services connected to an abortion. In addition, governments may not (1) require patients to make medically unnecessary in-person visits before receiving abortion services or disclose their reasons for obtaining such services, or (2) prohibit abortion services before fetal viability or after fetal viability when a provider determines the pregnancy risks the patient's life or health. The bill also prohibits other governmental measures that are similar to the bill's specified restrictions or that otherwise single out and impede access to abortion services, unless a government demonstrates that the measure significantly advances the safety of abortion services or health of patients and cannot be achieved through less restrictive means. The Department of Justice, individuals, or providers may bring a lawsuit to enforce this bill, and states are not immune from suits for violations. The bill applies to restrictions imposed both prior and subsequent to the bill's enactment.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1645
Women’s Health Protection Act of 2019
May 3, 2022
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
May 3, 2022
Introduced in Senate
May 4, 2022
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 362.
May 9, 2022
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2372)
May 9, 2022
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S2372)
May 11, 2022
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 51. Record Vote Number: 170. (CR S2439)
View Vote
Jul 18, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-8296
Received in the Senate.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1645
    Women’s Health Protection Act of 2019


  • May 3, 2022
    Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.


  • May 3, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 4, 2022
    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 362.


  • May 9, 2022
    Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2372)


  • May 9, 2022
    Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S2372)


  • May 11, 2022
    Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 51. Record Vote Number: 170. (CR S2439)
    View Vote


  • July 18, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-8296
    Received in the Senate.
Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-8296: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022
  • HR 117-3755: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021
  • S 117-1975: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AbortionCivil actions and liabilityDisability and health-based discriminationFederal preemptionHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth technology, devices, suppliesInternet, web applications, social mediaMedical tests and diagnostic methodsPrescription drugsState and local government operationsWomen's health