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S 4748 117th Congress Senate Health

Protecting National Access to Reproductive Care Act of 2022

Introduced: August 2, 2022 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 2, 2022
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Protecting National Access to Reproductive Care Act of 2022

This bill prohibits state or local governments from implementing or enforcing any restriction on the use of or access to any reproductive health product. The bill defines reproductive health product as any approved drug or device that is used to diagnose, prevent, manage, treat, or terminate a pregnancy or to prevent or manage conditions of the reproductive system. The bill allows the Department of Justice to bring a civil action and establishes a private right of action for violations.

What's happening now August 2, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Sep 29, 2022
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Sep 29, 2022
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 29, 2022
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Aug 2, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4748: Protecting National Access to Reproductive Care Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4748/
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"S. 4748: Protecting National Access to Reproductive Care Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4748/.
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S. 4748, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4748/.
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