# 117-hr-5710: Preventing Vigilante Stalking that Stops Women’s Access to Healthcare and Abortion Rights Act of 2021

117-hr-5710, Preventing Vigilante Stalking that Stops Women’s Access to Healthcare and Abortion Rights Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5710
- Congress: 117
- Title: Preventing Vigilante Stalking that Stops Women’s Access to Healthcare and Abortion Rights Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2021-10-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Preventing Vigilante Stalking that Stops Women's Access to Healthcare and Abortion Rights Act of 2021 This bill increases the maximum prison term for a stalking offense, if the offense is committed with the intent to obtain health care information of an individual or to prevent the health care decisions of an individual.

## Cosponsors (24)

- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2021-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2021-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2021-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-5710 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5710)

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- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
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