Senate bill · S. 422 (119th Congress)
Right to Contraception Act
U.S. Senate
Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (U.S. Senator for Massachusetts, Democratic)
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Summary
The bill would establish a statutory right for individuals to obtain and use contraceptives, and a corresponding protection for health care providers to supply contraceptives and information about contraception.
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Where it stands
Assigned to a committee for review.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · U.S. Senate
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Cosponsors
41
Cosponsors listed on Congress.gov, shown A to Z.
- Democratic40
- Other1
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- Alex Padilla
- Amy Klobuchar
- Andy Kim
- Angela D. Alsobrooks
- Ben Ray Luján
- Bernard Sanders
- Brian Schatz
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Chris Van Hollen
- Christopher A. Coons
- Christopher Murphy
- Cory A. Booker
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- Elissa Slotkin
- Elizabeth Warren
- Gary C. Peters
- Jack Reed
- Jacky Rosen
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Jeff Merkley
- John Fetterman
- John W. Hickenlooper
- Jon Ossoff
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Lisa Blunt Rochester
- Maria Cantwell
- Mark R. Warner
- Martin Heinrich
- Mazie K. Hirono
- Michael F. Bennet
- Patty Murray
- Peter Welch
- Raphael G. Warnock
- Richard Blumenthal
- Richard J. Durbin
- Ron Wyden
- Ruben Gallego
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Tammy Baldwin
- Tammy Duckworth
- Tim Kaine
- Tina Smith
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Full history
- Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
- Feb 5, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Feb 5, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Feb 5, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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