S. 1645: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2019
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S. 1645: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2019
116th Congress · introduced 2019-05-23 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-05-23 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Women’s Health Protection Act of 2019
Plain summary
Women's Health Protection Act of 2019 This bill prohibits state or local governments from imposing certain restrictions on access to abortion services. Specifically, state or local government may not require unnecessary tests or procedures in connection with the provision of abortion services, the same health care provider who provides abortion services to perform such tests or procedures, providers to offer medically inaccurate information to patients before or during abortion services, providers to refrain from prescribing certain drugs, certain hospital facility transfer agreements, one or more medically unnecessary in-person visits, or patients to disclose the reason for seeking abortion services. The bill also prohibits limitations or requirements that both single out and impede access to abortion services based on a number of factors (e.g., restrictions that are reasonably likely to decrease the availability of abortion services in a state). A state or local government also may not prohibit abortions prior to fetal viability nor prohibit abortions after fetal viability in cases where the health care provider determines that continuing the pregnancy poses a risk to the patient's life or health. Additionally, the Department of Justice, individuals, or health care providers may bring a lawsuit to prospectively enjoin a limitation or restriction that is prohibited by this bill. The bill further requires the government defending such a limitation or restriction to show that (1) it significantly advances the safety of abortion services or patient health, and (2) such advancement cannot be met by a less-restrictive measure.
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Official text
Women’s Health Protection Act of 2019
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · 43 cosponsors
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Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Tina Smith (D-MN), Patty Murray (D-WA), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Jack Reed (D-RI)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] reported raising $771,465 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s1645.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>
Record fed-us-cong116-s1645 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116