Abortion
98 bills and resolutions in the 119th Congress. 3 passed a chamber; 1 became law.
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H.Res. 238 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that every person has the basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care.
Introduced
Sponsor Emilia Sykes (D). 111 cosponsors. Introduced Mar 21, 2025. Matched on its title.
H.Res. 238 on Congress.gov(opens in a new tab)Summary by the Congressional Research Service
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that every individual has the right to emergency health care, including abortion care.
H.Res. 1285 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that over 25 years of real-world evidence and hundreds of peer-reviewed studies proving that mifepristone is safe and effective should be respected, and law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable, transparent, and based on the best available peer-reviewed evidence-based science.
Introduced
Sponsor Diana DeGette (D). 54 cosponsors. Introduced May 14, 2026. Matched on its title.
S.Res. 732 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that over 25 years of real-world evidence and hundreds of peer-reviewed studies proving that mifepristone is safe and effective should be respected, and law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable, transparent, and based on the best available peer-reviewed evidence-based science.
Introduced
Sponsor Elizabeth Warren (D). 46 cosponsors. Introduced May 14, 2026. Matched on its title.
H.Con.Res. 78 Expressing support for the recognition of March 10, 2026, as "Abortion Provider Appreciation Day".
Introduced
Sponsor Ayanna Pressley (D). 23 cosponsors. Introduced Mar 12, 2026. Matched on its title.
H.Con.Res. 3 Expressing support for the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family and urging that the United States rejoin this historic declaration.
Introduced
Sponsor Ronny Jackson (R). 22 cosponsors. Introduced Jan 13, 2025. Matched on the CRS subject Abortion.
H.Con.Res. 3 on Congress.gov(opens in a new tab)Summary by the Congressional Research Service
This concurrent resolution affirms the commitments in the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family and applauds the signatory countries for their dedication to advancing women's health, protecting life at every stage while affirming that there is no international right to abortion, and upholding the importance of the family as foundational to society.
The resolution also states that Congress will work with the executive branch to ensure that the United States does not conduct or fund abortions, abortion lobbying, or coercive family planning in foreign countries.
H.Res. 56 Memorializing the unborn by lowering the United States flag to half-staff on the 22d day of January each year.
Introduced
Sponsor Andrew Clyde (R). 14 cosponsors. Introduced Jan 22, 2025. Matched on the CRS subject Abortion.
H.Res. 56 on Congress.gov(opens in a new tab)Summary by the Congressional Research Service
This resolution expresses support for recognizing a Day of Tears and lowering flags to half-staff to honor unborn lives lost to abortion.
S.Con.Res. 28 A concurrent resolution expressing support for the recognition of March 10, 2026, as "Abortion Provider Appreciation Day".
Introduced
Sponsor Mazie Hirono (D). 12 cosponsors. Introduced Mar 10, 2026. Matched on its title.
S.Con.Res. 9 A concurrent resolution expressing support for the recognition of March 10, 2025, as "Abortion Provider Appreciation Day".
Introduced
Sponsor Mazie Hirono (D). 12 cosponsors. Introduced Mar 10, 2025. Matched on its title.
H.Con.Res. 18 Expressing support for the recognition of March 10, 2025, as "Abortion Provider Appreciation Day".
Introduced
Sponsor Ayanna Pressley (D). 11 cosponsors. Introduced Mar 10, 2025. Matched on its title.
H.Con.Res. 18 on Congress.gov(opens in a new tab)Summary by the Congressional Research Service
This concurrent resolution recognizes Abortion Provider Appreciation Day.
H.Res. 803 Urging the Director of the Food and Drug Administration to reevaluate the safety of all chemical abortion drugs in light of recent independent studies, and for other purposes.
Introduced
Sponsor John Rose (R). 11 cosponsors. Introduced Oct 10, 2025. Matched on its title.
S.Con.Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing support for the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family and urging that the United States rejoin this historic declaration.
Introduced
Sponsor Steve Daines (R). 6 cosponsors. Introduced Jan 13, 2025. Matched on the CRS subject Abortion.
S.Con.Res. 4 on Congress.gov(opens in a new tab)Summary by the Congressional Research Service
This concurrent resolution affirms the commitments in the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family and applauds the signatory countries for their dedication to advancing women's health, protecting life at every stage while affirming that there is no international right to abortion, and upholding the importance of the family as foundational to society.
The resolution also states that Congress will work with the executive branch to ensure that the United States does not conduct or fund abortions, abortion lobbying, or coercive family planning in foreign countries.
S.Res. 30 A resolution honoring Mississippi's Gestational Age Act.
Introduced
Sponsor Cindy Hyde-Smith (R). 6 cosponsors. Introduced Jan 22, 2025. Matched on the CRS subject Abortion.
S.Res. 30 on Congress.gov(opens in a new tab)Summary by the Congressional Research Service
This resolution expresses gratitude to Mississippi State Representative Becky Currie for introducing the state legislation prohibiting abortion after 15 weeks that resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey.
H.Res. 522 Recognizing that Adriana Smith and her family's prolonged ordeal without their consent is the direct result of the Black maternal health crisis, the danger of laws that give rights to fetuses and take them away from pregnant people, and anti-abortion laws that continue to harm people who can become pregnant.
Introduced
Sponsor Nikema Williams (D). 2 cosponsors. Introduced Jun 17, 2025. Matched on its title.
H.Res. 1389 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the monitoring and regulation of water systems not be weaponized for the purposes of surveilling, tracking, or detecting use of, stigmatizing, and further restricting access to medication abortion care.
Introduced
Sponsor Brittany Pettersen (D). 0 cosponsors. Introduced Jun 24, 2026. Matched on its title.
H.Res. 65 Reaffirming the freedom to decide and expressing continued support for medication abortion access.
Introduced
Sponsor Josh Gottheimer (D). 0 cosponsors. Introduced Jan 24, 2025. Matched on the CRS subject Abortion.
H.Res. 65 on Congress.gov(opens in a new tab)Summary by the Congressional Research Service
This resolution expresses that the House of Representatives (1) affirms that federal law authorizes the distribution of medication abortion, including by mail, as stated in a 2022 Department of Justice memorandum; and (2) condemns restrictions on the access and coverage of reproductive health care, including medication abortion.