Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that every person has the basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care.
Sponsored By: Representative Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
Introduced
Summary
This resolution would declare that every person has a basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care. It argues that bans and restrictions on reproductive care can jeopardize pregnant people's health and lives. It says state laws that ban or limit abortion in emergencies can push providers to withhold needed stabilizing treatment. It highlights that criminalizing emergency care or access causes broad harms and disproportionately affects Black, Indigenous, people of color, immigrants, low-income people, and LGBTQI+ individuals. It affirms that emergency department care should be nondiscriminatory and that delays or denials threaten patient health. This would be a nonbinding statement of congressional policy.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Cosponsors
Sherrill
NJ • D
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Auchincloss
MA • D
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Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
VT • D
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Barragan
CA • D
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Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
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Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 3/21/2025
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
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Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
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Budzinski
IL • D
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Carson
IN • D
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Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
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Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
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Cherfilus-McCormick
FL • D
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Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
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Cisneros
CA • D
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Cohen
TN • D
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Craig
MN • D
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Crockett
TX • D
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Davis (IL)
IL • D
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Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
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Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
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Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
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DelBene
WA • D
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Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
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Elfreth
MD • D
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Espaillat
NY • D
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Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
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Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
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Friedman
CA • D
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Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
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Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
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Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
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Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
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Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
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Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
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Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
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Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
CA • D
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Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]
TX • D
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Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
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Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
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Khanna
CA • D
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Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
OH • D
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Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
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Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
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Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
NV • D
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Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
NM • D
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Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
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McBride
DE • D
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Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]
MD • D
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McGovern
MA • D
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Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
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McClellan
VA • D
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Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
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Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
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Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
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Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
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Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
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Mullin
CA • D
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Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
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Ocasio-Cortez
NY • D
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Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
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Peters
CA • D
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Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
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Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
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Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
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Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
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Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
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Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
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Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
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Smith (WA)
WA • D
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Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
AZ • D
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Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
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Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
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Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
IL • D
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Swalwell
CA • D
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Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
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MI • D
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Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
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Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
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Trahan
MA • D
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Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45]
CA • D
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Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
IL • D
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Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]
NM • D
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Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
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Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
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Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
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Clark (MA)
MA • D
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Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]
CA • D
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Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
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Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
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Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
CA • D
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Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2]
MD • D
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Wilson (FL)
FL • D
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Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
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McCollum
MN • D
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Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]
NY • D
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Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
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Fletcher
TX • D
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Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
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Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
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Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3]
MN • D
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Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
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Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
OR • D
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Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
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Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
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McBath
GA • D
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Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
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Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
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Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
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