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HR 5542 117th Congress House Health

Medical Travel Assistance to Protect Women’s Right to Choose Act of 2021

Introduced: October 8, 2021 Introduced by: Sherman, Brad Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Oct 11, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 8, 2021
Introduced in House
Oct 8, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Medical Travel Assistance to Protect Women's Right to Choose Act of 2021

This bill establishes a program to distribute funds to cover the travel expenses of individuals who must travel out of state to obtain certain abortion services.

Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may award up to $1,000 to an individual who (1) is a resident of a state that does not have a state law protecting the right to abortion services before fetal viability, and (2) traveled to another state to receive abortion services. HHS may increase the award amount in extraordinary circumstances.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5542: Medical Travel Assistance to Protect Women’s Right to Choose Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5542/
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"H.R. 5542: Medical Travel Assistance to Protect Women’s Right to Choose Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5542/.
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H.R. 5542, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5542/.
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[H.R. 5542: Medical Travel Assistance to Protect Women’s Right to Choose Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5542/)
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