118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2053Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act of 2023

A bill to protect freedom of travel and reproductive rights.

Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Introduced Jun 20, 2023
Last action Jun 20, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jun 20, 2023
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Referred
Jun 20, 2023
the Judiciary
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill prohibits anyone from interfering with a person's ability to access out-of-state reproductive health care. (Reproductive health care is defined as medical, surgical, counseling, or referral services and care related to pregnancy, including the prevention or termination of a pregnancy, and other reproductive care.) Specifically, the bill prohibits anyone from restricting, discriminating against, or otherwise disadvantaging anyone who receives, provides, or assists with out-of-state reproductive health care that is legal in the state in which it is provided. The bill allows the Department of Justice to bring a civil action and establishes a private right of action for violations....

Provisions · 4 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Jun 20, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 20, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.