NONPARTISAN · SOURCED FROM CONGRESS.GOV, OPENFEC, SENATE & HOUSE CLERKS · UPDATED REGULARLY
119th Congress · House bill · Last action Jun 24, 2025
Bills›Health›H.R. 12Congress.gov ↗
H.R. 12In CommitteeHealth

Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025

Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy (D-CA)210 cosponsorsIntroduced Jun 24, 2025
✆
In plain English

This bill blocks federal and state governments from restricting abortion services before fetal viability, including limits on abortion procedures, drugs, telemedicine provision, or immediate provision when delay risks the patient's health. Governments also cannot require providers to perform unnecessary medical procedures, provide inaccurate medical information, comply with credentialing standards that don't apply to comparable medical services, or require patients to make unnecessary in-person visits or disclose their reasons for abortion. After fetal viability, the bill permits abortion only when necessary to protect the patient's life and health, though states may allow abortion in broader circumstances. The bill protects individuals' right to travel across state lines for abortion services and allows the Justice Department, individuals, or providers to sue to enforce these protections. Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) introduced the bill with 209 Democratic cosponsors and no Republican cosponsors.

What’s in the bill (10 sections)
  • Sec. 2. Findings
  • Sec. 3. Purposes
  • Sec. 4. Definitions
  • Sec. 5. Protected activities and services
  • Sec. 6. Protection of the right to travel
  • Sec. 7. Applicability and preemption
  • Sec. 9. Sec
  • Sec. 9. Enforcement
  • Sec. 10. Effective date
  • Sec. 11. Severability
Generated by ThePolitibase from the bill text and CRS summary. Read the official text →
Note: the official CRS summary for this bill was written on 2025-06-24, but the bill text was revised on 2025-06-24T04:00:00Z. Provisions may have been added since the summary was written — the section list above reflects the current text.

Where it is in the process

✓
Introduced
Jun 24
✓
House committee
Jun 24
3
House floor
-
4
Senate
-
5
Signed
-
What happens next: Sits in committee. Needs a markup or favorable report to advance to the House floor.

Community vote

How readers of ThePolitibase feel about this bill. Reader sentiment only — not a scientific poll, and not a measure of public opinion.

- support · - oppose · - total

District map

Scroll or use + / − to zoom, drag to pan. Search a ZIP or district to jump there.
Now showing: community pulse — reader sentiment, not a scientific poll
Hover a district to see the member and how they voted.
Add your voice
Reader sentiment only — not a scientific poll, one vote per network. Find your district above (by ZIP or code), then weigh in.
No district selected

Sponsor

Cosponsors (210)

LR
AR
VR
AR
PR
GR
YR
+203
All Democratic.

Activity timeline

Jun 24
Jun 24, 2025
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.
Jun 24
Jun 24, 2025
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.
Jun 24
Jun 24, 2025
Introduced in House
Jun 24
Jun 24, 2025
Introduced in House
Read the bill text
Official text via Congress.gov. Opens in a new tab.
Read full text →

Full action log

All 4 recorded actions since introduction · Source: Congress.gov
Jun 24
HOUSEReferred 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.
Jun 24
HOUSEReferred 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.
Jun 24
Introduced in House
Jun 24
Introduced in House

All 210 cosponsors

210 Democrats · 0 Republicans
Democrats (210)
Cherfilus-McCormick, SheilaFL-20
Scott, DavidGA-13
Sherrill, MikieNJ-11
Swalwell, EricCA-14

In the news

Big Bullet Train Plans Revealed! Delhi to Kanpur in 1 hr 45 mins, Lucknow 2 hr 12 mins, Varanasi 3 hrs 33 mins - Fares? - Livemint
SMO ANY% 1 hr 12 min 32 seconds - YouTube
NEWS: Congressman Greg Casar Co-Sponsors Women’s Health Protection Act, H.R. 12 - House.gov
Vote alerts
Know how your reps voted on this bill

One email when they vote against their own party. Nothing else.

Nonpartisan · Unsubscribe in one click · We never sell your address
Track this bill
Get an alert when it moves to the next stage or gets a vote.
Share
Embed this tracker on your site
Paste this HTML into your blog post or website to show a live tracker for this bill.
The embedded card updates automatically as the bill progresses. Preview →