HJRES 31
118th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Abortion
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Family planning and birth control
Sex and reproductive health
Veterans' medical care
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 7, 2023
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
This joint resolution nullifies the interim final rule issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) titled Reproductive Health Services and published on September 9, 2022. The rule authorizes the VA to provide certain abortion-related care to veterans. The rule also applies to such care provided to beneficiaries covered under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA).
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Cosponsors
54
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Fallon, Pat
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McCormick, Richard
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Hageman, Harriet M.
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Williams, Roger
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Aderholt, Robert B.
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Burlison, Eric
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Loudermilk, Barry
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Barr, Andy
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Strong, Dale W.
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Cline, Ben
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Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Lesko, Debbie
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Johnson, Mike
Rodgers, Cathy
R
Allen, Rick W.
R
Babin, Brian
R
Banks, Jim
R
Biggs, Andy
R
Bost, Mike
R
Cammack, Kat
Carl, Jerry
R
Clyde, Andrew S.
Duncan, Jeff
R
Dunn, Neal P.
R
Ellzey, Jake
R
Feenstra, Randy
R
Franklin, Scott
R
Fulcher, Russ
Good, Bob
R
Gosar, Paul A.
R
Grothman, Glenn
R
Guthrie, Brett
R
Hern, Kevin
R
Jackson, Ronny
Lamborn, Doug
LaTurner, Jake
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
R
Mann, Tracey
R
Massie, Thomas
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Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
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Moolenaar, John R.
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Ogles, Andrew
Posey, Bill
Rosendale, Matthew
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Rouzer, David
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Roy, Chip
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Rutherford, John H.
R
Scott, Austin
R
Sessions, Pete
R
Smith, Christopher H.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 31: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HJRES-31/
"H.J. Res. 31: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HJRES-31/.
H.J. Res. 31, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HJRES-31/.
[H.J. Res. 31: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HJRES-31/)