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H.R. 3755: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021

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H.R. 3755: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-08 · Health · Latest: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 48. Record Vote Number: 65. (CR S826)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: Senate vote 65 (2022): On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed, HR3755 (2022-02-28), Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 48. Record Vote Number: 65. (CR S826) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Women's Health Protection Act of 2021

Plain summary

Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 This bill prohibits governmental restrictions on the provision of, and access to, abortion services. Specifically, governments may not limit a provider's ability to prescribe certain drugs, offer abortion services via telemedicine, or immediately provide abortion services when the provider determines a delay risks the patient's health. Furthermore, governments may not require a provider to perform unnecessary medical procedures, provide medically inaccurate information, comply with credentialing or other conditions that do not apply to providers whose services are medically comparable to abortions, or carry out all services connected to an abortion. In addition, governments may not (1) require patients to make medically unnecessary in-person visits before receiving abortion services or disclose their reasons for obtaining such services, or (2) prohibit abortion services before fetal viability or after fetal viability when a provider determines the pregnancy risks the patient's life or health. The bill also prohibits other governmental measures that are similar to the bill's specified restrictions or that otherwise single out and impede access to abortion services, unless a government demonstrates that the measure significantly advances the safety of abortion services or health of patients and cannot be achieved through less restrictive means. The Department of Justice, individuals, or providers may bring a lawsuit to enforce this bill, and states are not immune from suits for violations. The bill applies to restrictions imposed both prior and subsequent to the bill's enactment.

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Official text

Women's Health Protection Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] · 215 cosponsors

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Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Jason Crow (D-CO), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Bill Foster (D-IL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), James A. Himes (D-CT), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Rick Larsen (D-WA) and 155 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong117-hr3755 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117