MARCH for Military Servicemembers Act
Sponsored By: Representative Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
Introduced
Summary
Removes the long-standing ban on the Department of Defense using funds and facilities for abortion care. The Military Access to Reproductive Care and Health for Military Servicemembers Act, or MARCH for Military Servicemembers Act, would repeal Section 1093 of title 10, U.S. Code. That repeal would allow the Department of Defense to use its funds and military medical facilities to provide or support abortion care for eligible patients and let military health providers offer those services in DoD settings.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Abortion care for service members
This bill would repeal the ban on using Defense Department funds and facilities for abortion care. If enacted, DoD hospitals and clinics could provide abortion services. Active-duty members, dependents, and other DoD health beneficiaries could seek care there. DoD policy and available funding would decide what services are covered. The bill would take effect upon enactment and does not add new funding.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 6/12/2025
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/12/2025
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Sherrill
NJ • D
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/24/2025
Roll Call Votes
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