Skip to main content
S 1214 112th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Abortion Defense spending Health facilities and institutions Military facilities and property Military medicine Sex offenses Women's health

MARCH for Military Women Act

Introduced: June 16, 2011 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 16, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 16, 2011
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Access to Reproductive Care and Health for Military Women Act or the MARCH for Military Women Act - Amends the prohibition on using funds available to the Department of Defense (DOD) to perform abortions by adding an exception for cases where the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. (Current law provides an exception only where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term.)

Repeals a statutory restriction on using a medical treatment facility or other DOD facility to perform an abortion.

What's happening now June 16, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2085 Identical bill MARCH for Military Women Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Independent 1
D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jan 24, 2012
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Dec 1, 2011
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Nov 15, 2011
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Nov 1, 2011
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 26, 2011
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Sep 21, 2011
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Jun 16, 2011
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jun 16, 2011
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1214: MARCH for Military Women Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1214/
MLA
"S. 1214: MARCH for Military Women Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1214/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 1214, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1214/.
Markdown link
[S. 1214: MARCH for Military Women Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1214/)
Report a problem