H.Res. 915: Expressing the sense of the Congress in support of protecting patients' access to medically appropriate, evidence-based healthcare and information, and the ethical and professional obligations of healthcare professionals to provide that care and information.

H.Res. 915: Expressing the sense of the Congress in support of protecting patients' access to medically appropriate, evidence-based healthcare and information, and the ethical and professional obligations of healthcare professionals to provide that care and information.

115th Congress · introduced 2018-05-25 · Health · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-05-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Expressing the sense of the Congress in support of protecting patients' access to medically appropriate, evidence-based healthcare and information, and the ethical and professional obligations of healthcare professionals to provide that care and information.

Plain summary

Recognizes that the health of the patient should always come first and that the patient should be able to rely on their medical providers for medically accurate and evidence-based information about the full range of health care options, including information about access to safe and legal abortion. Opposes efforts seeking to limit access to reproductive health care options.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Expressing the sense of the Congress in support of protecting patients' access to medically appropriate, evidence-based healthcare and information, and the ethical and professional obligations of healthcare professionals to provide that care and information.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · 16 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Judy Chu (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Peter Welch (D-VT), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Seth Moulton (D-MA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (4)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Obligation: A binding promise by a government agency to pay money, for example by signing a contract or awarding a grant. Spending data such as USAspending.gov counts money when it is obligated, which can be before it is actually paid out.
Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hres915.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hres>

Record fed-us-cong115-hres915 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115