To express the Sense of Congress with respect to Federal preemption of State restrictions on dispensing medication abortion, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 10, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 10, 2023
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
This bill expresses the sense of Congress that (1) medication abortion is appropriately approved and regulated under federal law, and (2) federal law preempts any in-person dispensing requirements or telehealth restrictions with respect to medication abortion under state law.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
92
D
Pocan, Mark
D
Larson, John B.
D
Lee, Summer L.
D
Gottheimer, Josh
D
Schrier, Kim
Lee, Barbara
D
Tlaib, Rashida
D
Williams, Nikema
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Trone, David
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Bowman, Jamaal
D
Carson, André
D
Cohen, Steve
D
Stevens, Haley M.
Allred, Colin
D
Doggett, Lloyd
Kilmer, Derek
Peltola, Mary
D
Takano, Mark
D
Chu, Judy
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
D
Green, Al
D
Kim, Andy
D
McCollum, Betty
D
Morelle, Joseph D.
D
Underwood, Lauren
D
Balint, Becca
D
Budzinski, Nikki
D
Casar, Greg
D
Case, Ed
D
Connolly, Gerald E.
D
Crockett, Jasmine
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
D
Evans, Dwight
D
Frankel, Lois
D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
D
Houlahan, Chrissy
D
Huffman, Jared
Jackson Lee, Sheila
D
Levin, Mike
D
Moulton, Seth
D
Nadler, Jerrold
D
Pappas, Chris
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Peters, Scott H.
Phillips, Dean
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Ross, Deborah K.
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Salinas, Andrea
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Schiff, Adam B.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2573: To express the Sense of Congress with respect to Federal preemption of State restrictions on dispensing medication abortion, and for other purposes.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2573/
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