Access to Birth Control Act
Sponsored By: Representative Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
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Summary
Access to Birth Control Act This bill requires pharmacies to comply with certain rules related to ensuring access to contraceptives. Specifically, pharmacies must provide without delay a customer with any contraceptive or related medication that is in stock. If the contraceptive is not in stock, the pharmacy must immediately inform the customer and either order the contraceptive or refer the customer to a pharmacy that has it in stock. Laws in some states provide pharmacists with the right to refuse to dispense contraceptive-related drugs on religious or conscience grounds. Pharmacies may refuse to provide a contraceptive to a customer (1) if the customer lacks a valid prescription for a prescription contraceptive or is unable to pay for the contraceptive, or (2) based on a pharmacy employee's professional clinical judgment. The bill also establishes a private cause of action and civil monetary penalties for violations of the bill.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]
CA • D
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Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
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Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
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Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
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Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
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Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
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Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
TN • D
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
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Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
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Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
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Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
CA • D
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Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
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Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
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Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
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Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
IL • D
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Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
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Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
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Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3]
IL • D
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Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
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Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
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Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
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Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
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Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
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Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
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Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
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Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
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Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
NY • D
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Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
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Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
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Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
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Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
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Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
TX • D
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Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
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Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
GA • D
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Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
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Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
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Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
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Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
CA • D
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Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
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Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
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Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
TX • D
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Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
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Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
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Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
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Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
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Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
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Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
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Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
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Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6]
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Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
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Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
MA • D
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Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
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Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
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Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
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Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
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Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
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Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
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Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
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Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
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Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
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Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
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Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
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Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
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Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2]
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Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
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Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
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Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
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Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
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Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
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Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16]
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Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
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Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
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Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
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Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
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Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
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Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
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Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
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Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
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Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
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Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
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Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
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Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
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Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
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Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
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Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
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Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
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Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
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Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
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Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
FL • D
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Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
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Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
MD • D
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Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
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Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
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Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
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Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
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Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
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Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
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Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
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Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33]
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Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
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Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17]
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Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
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Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
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Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
VA • D
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Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1]
MO • D
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Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
NY • D
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Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
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Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
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Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
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Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
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Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
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Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
WA • D
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Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
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Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
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Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
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Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
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Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
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Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
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Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
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Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
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Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
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Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
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Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
CA • D
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Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]
NM • D
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Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
CA • D
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Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
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Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
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Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
MD • D
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Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
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Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
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Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
NJ • D
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Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
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Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
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Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
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Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
DE • D
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Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
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Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
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Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
AZ • D
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Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]
TX • D
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Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9]
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Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
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Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
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Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
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Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
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Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10]
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Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18]
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Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
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Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
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Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
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Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
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Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]
VA • D
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MD • D
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Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4]
MA • D
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Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
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