H.J.Res. 43: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-13 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 194 (2015): On Passage, HJRES43 (2015-04-30), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014.

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Congress disapproves the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-593), signed by the Mayor of the District on January 25, 2015, and transmitted on March 6, 2015, to Congress pursuant to the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. D.C. Act 20-593: amends the Human Rights Act of 1977 to protect individuals from discrimination by an employer, employment agency, or labor organization, based on an individual's or dependent's reproductive health decisions; and defines reproductive health decisions to include a decision by an employee, his or her dependent, or the employee's spouse related to the use or intended use of a particular drug, device, or medical service, including the use or intended use of contraception or fertility control or the planned or intended initiation or termination of a pregnancy.

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Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Sponsor: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] · 48 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H. J. Res. 43, a joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014 (2015-04-27)

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Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Thomas Massie (R-KY), David Rouzer (R-NC), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Brian Babin (R-TX), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Andy Harris (R-MD), Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), J. French Hill (R-AR), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN)

Recorded votes

House roll call 194 (2015): On Passage, HJRES43 (2015-04-30): Passed

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hjres43.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hjres>

Record fed-us-cong114-hjres43 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114