# 118-hres-561: Expressing opposition to the use of State power against people in the United States seeking essential health care, including criminalization of the full range of sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraceptive care, and disapproving of State punishment of people for their pregnancy outcomes.

118-hres-561, Expressing opposition to the use of State power against people in the United States seeking essential health care, including criminalization of the full range of sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraceptive care, and disapproving of State punishment of people for their pregnancy outcomes., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hres-561
- Congress: 118
- Title: Expressing opposition to the use of State power against people in the United States seeking essential health care, including criminalization of the full range of sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraceptive care, and disapproving of State punishment of people for their pregnancy outcomes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2023-06-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 139
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Expressing opposition to the use of State power against people in the United States seeking essential health care, including criminalization of the full range of sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraceptive care, and disapproving of State punishment of people for their pregnancy outcomes.

## Cosponsors (139)

- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2023-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2023-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2023-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2023-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2023-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2023-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2023-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2023-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2023-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2023-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2023-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2023-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2023-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2023-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2023-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2023-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2023-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2023-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2023-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2023-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2023-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2023-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2023-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2023-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2023-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2023-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2023-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2023-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2023-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2023-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2023-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2023-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL), 2023-12-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2023-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2024-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2024-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Caraveo, Yadira [D-CO-8] (D-CO), 2024-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2024-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2024-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2024-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2024-03-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2024-03-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2024-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2024-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2024-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2024-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2024-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2024-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2024-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2024-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2024-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2024-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2024-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2024-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2024-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2024-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2024-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large] (D-AK), 2024-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2024-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2024-08-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2024-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2024-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2024-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2024-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2024-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2024-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hres-561 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/561)

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- [118-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-15)
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